Satellite Business is quite excited
Indonesian Satellite Association (ASSI) disclose the value of the satellite business in Indonesia in semester I/2010 that reached U.S. $ 600 million (about Rp5, 4 trillion), which consists of leasing satellite transponders and service network.
Tonda Priyanto ASSI Chairman expressed the main use of transponders is still for the backbone network for GSM mobile access.
“In addition to the GSM backbone, the use of satellite transponder is also widely used for VSAT networks (very small apperture transponder),” he told Business Today.
Driven by increased use of VSAT rural telephone administration (universal service obligation / USO), Internet service provision project districts, and data networking needs of national companies and government.
Based on ASSI data, the number of transponders in Indonesia has currently reached 200 units, both from local and foreign satellite satellite which has landing rights in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Eddy Setiawan a consultant in a number of satellite operators said the lease per transponder on average per year is U.S. $ 1 million. Assuming there are approximately 110 units of transponders operating in Indonesia, then the value of business per year reach U.S. $ 110 million.
“That’s only transponder lease, if the VSAT industry is also calculated, then from VSAT earn U.S. $ 152 million per year for a total of approximately U.S. $ 262 million,” said Eddy, a LAPAN (National Aeronautics and Space Institute) consultant.
Former ASSI Secretary General said that this figure does not include the direct-broadcast and television business to home (DTH). (from: bisnis.com)
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