ASC Increases Capacity Lease On EUTELSAT 172A Satellite

The Australian Satellite Communications (ASC) is increasing capacity leased on the EUTELSAT 172A satellite for Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic).

ASC inked a multi-year lease for a 36 MHz transponder on the EUTELSAT 172A satellite to benefit from its superior performance and coverage of the South Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand, building ASC’s existing leasing agreements with Eutelsat for capacity on EUTELSAT 172A to enable Panasonic Avionics Corporation to address airline routes over Australia and New Zealand and for trans-Tasman flights, with teleporting managed from ASC’s teleport in Adelaide.

“We are very pleased to scale up the service we provide to Panasonic Avionics Corporation on EUTELSAT 172A," said ASC General Manager Mark Borgas. "The strong features of this satellite, combined with our Adelaide teleport facilities enable us to meet the stringent and growing requirements for sophisticated in-flight communication and entertainment.”

“In-flight connectivity at 35,000 feet is changing the face of air travel. We are delighted that EUTELSAT 172A is increasingly servicing this market and meeting the high expectations of ASC and the world’s first global Ku frequency high bandwidth aeronautical network operated by Panasonic Avionics Corporation,” Eutelsat Asia CEO, Andrew Jordan, said.


See also: Ka-Band Capacity