PanAmSat Corporation, which celebrates its tenth year in the Asia-Pacific market at CommunicAsia 2004 (being held from 15-18 June in Singapore), has been named best satellite operator in the region by Telecom Asia magazine. Judged by the Yankee Group and a panel of experts, the award was presented on the basis of financial performance, market leadership, technology innovation and corporate governance.
As the Company enters its second decade in the Asia-Pacific marketplace, PanAmSat continues to be recognized as the best satellite operator by customers, partners and now officially by the industry, said Mike Antonovich, executive vice president for global sales and marketing, PanAmSat. PanAmSat began operations in the Asia-Pacific region with the launch of the PAS-2 satellite in 1994. Today, operating a hybrid network of fiber and five high-powered satellites in orbit over Asia, PanAmSat is able to offer a wide range of services for businesses and events in the Asia-Pacific region. Customers in the Asia-Pacific region include NHK, China Central Television (CCTV), Doordarshan, Korea Broadcasting System, Arirang TV, ABS/CBN, TVB, NicNet and Telstra. The Company has provided a full-range of program distribution services including live worldwide transmission of special events such as the 2000 summer games in Sydney, Australia, and more recently the 2002 FIFA World Cup from Japan and Korea.
PanAmSat also announced that it has entered into an agreement with Japans public broadcaster NHK to deliver live high-definition (HD) sporting events and breaking news via the companys global hybrid satellite and fiber network.