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Shin Satellite is one of the leading and most innovative satellite operators in Asia with three satellites in operation, Thaicom-1A, Thaicom-2, and Thaicom-3 totalling 20 Ku-band and 49 C-band transponders. Besides the transponder leasing business, Shin Satellite has been pioneering and providing a wide range of new and advanced value added satellite services on a turnkey end-to end basis such as digital DTH broadcast systems, teleport services, international VSAT services, Internet via satellite, global digital TV, and rural telephony.
In 1997, Shin Satellite initiated the IPSTAR satellite broadband programme. Since that time, it has funded its US technology partner which has led to the development, design and patenting of IPSTAR's core technologies which are the basis of the IPSTAR broadband satellite system. The IPSTAR concept was created out of the company's vision of enabling satellite to play an important role in the upcoming of broadband Internet/multimedia phenomenon and revolution.
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