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Nonthaburi, Thailand. Shin Satellite Plc. (SATTEL) announced today that it has been named the “2006 Industry Innovator for Technology Development and Application,” (07 February – Local Time) in the private sector for its IPSTAR technology by the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) on the opening night of the Satellite 2006 Exhibition and Conference in Washington D.C., U.S.A. The Industry Innovators Award program was initiated by the SSPI in 1993 to highlight outstanding new contributions to the field of satellite communications by both private and public-sector organizations.
According to SSPI, Shin Satellite and Space Systems/Loral were recognized for developing and applying technology that sharply reduces space segment cost 5-10 times for broadband Internet via satellite. As the heaviest commercial satellite ever launched, and built by Space Systems/Loral, IPSTAR can support up to four million broadband subscribers and make possible a commercially viable service at reasonable prices. In addition, IPSTAR’s innovative design involves high-performance spot beams with an aggressive multi-band frequency reuse plan, and an innovative air interface, including the first commercial deployment of Adaptive Coding and Modulation on the outbound and inbound links.
Shin Satellite executive chairman, Dr. Dumrong Kasemset stated in his speech that, “We are greatly honored to receive this auspicious Award from the Society of Satellite Professionals International. Without the efforts of many people on the IPSTAR project, we would not have been able to achieve this level of success. Therefore I would like to take this opportunity to give special thanks to our technology partner Codespace, who designed and implemented the IPSTAR system with us; Space System/Loral, who implemented the ground-breaking satellite design; Arianespace, who took the challenge of launching the world's biggest commercial payload at 6.5 tons; Andrew, TG Embeded and Nera (of Norway), who developed the gateway and network management technology; and Efficient Channel Coding, who developed the user terminals.
“Shin Satellite started the IPSTAR project in 1997. The key concept was to deploy massive frequency re-use similar to that used in mobile cellular networks, combined with advanced coding technology. IPSTAR was initiated to help the community at large, especially where there is lack of land lines and telecom infrastructure able support broadband technology. We foresee IPSTAR becoming a global solution for low-cost broadband satellite services. “
About SSPI - Society of Satellite Professionals International
SSPI is a nonprofit member-benefit society that serves satellite professionals throughout their careers, including promoting the development of - and access to - high-quality, satellite-related education through scholarships, working to increase the professionalism and professional standing of members, honoring extraordinary achievement by satellite professionals and the companies they work for through the Satellite Hall of Fame and Industry Innovators Awards programs including Service Development & Applications, Systems Development & Applications, and Technology Development & Applications.
More information is available at www.sspi.org.
Ms. Piyanuch Sujpluem
The Investor and Public Relations Department
Shin Satellite Public Company Limited
41/103 Rattanathibet Road,
Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
Phone: (+662) 591-0736 to 49 Ext. 8494
Fax: (+662) 591 0724
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