Press Releases from NewSat (14 total)
Newsat to deliver Internet from Satellite for rural clients
NewSat Ltd, based in Melbourne, is looking at servicing rural clients cut-off from terrestrial communications infrastructure, and providing broadband access to remote premises beyond the fibre footprint of the NBN project. The VSAT Broadband service of the company currently relies on teleport facilities in Perth, Western Australia, and Adelaide, South Australia.
Although the National Broadband Project will look into nationwide coverage, remote regions in the vast outback, outlying islands off the…
NewSat Grows Mobile Backhaul and Satellite Portfolio in ME
NewSat Ltd., the fast-growing SATCOM and mobile backhaul provider of Australia, closed its newest satellite transmission capacity contract for its first satellite. The client, a South Asian satellite reseller, will use the capacity on Jabiru-1 to serve the Afghan market. With the recent deal, Jabiru-1 has now a pre-sold capacity of almost $600 million. NewSat did not disclose the name of satellite reseller due to commercial and competitive reasons. The…
Singapore to Host CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2012
Wired and wireless broadcast service providers will meet at the 2012 Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) in Singapore this month for a day of technical and market discussions. CASBAA Chairman Marcel Fenez will deliver the welcome address, along with Andrew Jordan, President and CEO of GE-SAT. An opening interview with Michel de Rosen will follow. Rosen is the CEO of Eutelsat.
A forum with the theme "Asian…
Satellite-Fiber Integration and Other Highlights of SatCom Africa 2012
NewSat, an Australian satellite operator, will join African and international satellite companies at the 2012 SATCOM Africa this May. The annual show is one of the most anticipated trade exhibits in Africa. Jointly organized by Telecoms World Africa, Submarine Networks World Africa and The TV Show Africa, SATCOM Africa will gather top satellite players that develop, operate and invest in the regional communications industry. The event offers…
Satellite Communications Experts to Gather at MilSatCom Asia 2012
Greg Cowie of NewSat will brief the international satellite communications market of the current and upcoming SATCOM capabilities of the independent satellite service provider at this year's MilSatCOM Asia Conference. Asia-Pacific, Middle East and African markets are poised to benefit from the company's advanced Ka band satellite, scheduled to launch in 2014.
The annual event is the industry's response to the rapidly increasing demand for SATCOM providers in…
NewSat to Highlight Satellite Communications Fleet at the 2012 OTC
NewSat’s top executives will participate in the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas. The annual event aims to promote the development of offshore resources by fostering exchange of knowledge in the fields of oil exploration, drilling , environmental protection and production. The 2012 OTC will bring together executives and traders interested in the latest technological innovations and market trends.
NewSat executives Diego Paldao and Tom Wright will discuss…
Jabiru-1 Communications Satellite Backed by $7.5 Million Equity Fund
Victoria-based NewSat raised $7.5 million in equity funds from international institutional investors. The equity funds form the completion of the Rights Issue announced in 2011 in accordance to Exception 3 of Listing Rule 7.1 The stock was issued at 60 cents. The terms are the same as the $20 million funding announced last February. The Directors informed the public that it was the last stock issuance on the equivalent terms…
ASX Helped NewSat Attract Satellite Communications Funds
The 2012 ASX roadshow in New York and London was a great help in promoting NewSat's Jabiru space project to international financiers. NewSat has been very busy securing pre-launch contracts and credit funds for its first locally owned Ka band communications satellite - Jabiru-1.
Adrian Ballintine, the CEO of the satellite communications firm , has flown to New York and London to strike a deal with major international funds. He also…
NewSat Listed in Space News' Top 5 Companies to Watch
The February issue of Space News journal featured its Top Five Companies to Watch List, with three satellite communications providers making it on the top.
SpaceX, the first in the list, is about to launch its Dragon capsule this year atop Falcon 9 in fulfillment of its NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) contract.
Orbital Science comes next, followed by NewSat, Australia's independently owned satellite communications carrier. Two…
NewSat CEO at the 2012 WTA Teleport Awards
NewSat CEO Adrian Ballintine will be present at the 2012 World Teleport Association's Teleport Awards for Excellence ceremony to announce the winner of this year's Teleport Executive Award. The ceremony will be held on March 13 during the Satellite 2012 Conference at Walter E. Washington Convention Centre, Washington, DC, USA. NewSat, Australia's largest locally owned teleport and satellite communications provider, will sponsor the luncheon.
Ballintine was the winner of the…
NewSat CEO To Announce Satellite Communications Award
NewSat CEO Adrian Ballintine will be present at the 2012 World Teleport Association's Teleport Awards for Excellence ceremony to announce the winner of this year's Teleport Executive Award. The ceremony will be held on March 13 during the Satellite 2012 Conference at Walter E. Washington Convention Centre, Washington, DC, USA. NewSat, Australia's largest locally owned teleport and satellite communications provider, will sponsor the luncheon.
Ballintine was the winner of the…
NewSat and MEASAT Updated Satellite Communications Deal for Jabiru 2
Australian satellite provider NewSat updated its satellite capacity agreement with MEASATA. The deal involves the acquisition of satellite capacity for Jabiru 2 satellite communications service. The transponders to be provided will have 216 MHz Ku band capacity, which is huge enough to generate nearly $110 million in revenues in 15 years. The Jabiru 2 satellite service will be mainly aimed at Asia Pacific markets. MEASAT has also entered into…
NewSat Signed In More Middle East and Australasian Clients
Australia's independent satellite service provider, NewSat, welcomed year 2012 with a heap of satellite contracts from mining, energy, construction, aviation and government sectors. The deals, worth $AU7.5 million in total, include the delivery of satellite communications and teleport services in the Middle East and Australasian regions.
The contracts include the provision of communications and teleport facilities for various projects like the North-West Shelf Wheatstone Project and Gorgon Projects off the Western…
NewSat Signed Lockheed for Ka Band Satellite Project
NewSat chose Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems to manufacture its Jabiru 1 satellite. The independent Ka band satellite carrier plans to launch Jabiru-1 in the second half of 2014.
As one of the five state-of-the-art satellites to be launched by NewSat in the following years, Jabiru-1 will boast of advanced Ka band technology and Lockheed Martin's powerful A2100 series spacecraft. The satellite is designed to have an in-orbit life…
