MEASAT OPERATIONALIZES 148°E


From Press Release

Kuala Lumpur, 15 September 2011 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) announced today
that MEASAT-2 had been successfully brought back into operational service at 148°E.
“We are delighted to announce that MEASAT-2 is now available to provide inclined capacity across the
South East Asia and Oceanic regions,” said Yau Chyong Lim, Senior Director, Sales and Marketing, MEASAT.
MEASAT-2 was launched in 1996. The spacecraft, manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems, is designed
to provide up to six (6) C-band and six (6) Ku-band transponders.
“The 148°E orbital slot is a key location with excellent coverage over the East Asia and Oceania regions,”
continued Yau. “We are currently finalising the design of the MEASAT-2 replacement spacecraft – to be
named MEASAT-2a satellite – to support growing transponder demand for telecommunications and
broadcasting services in the regions, and expect announcements on this program shortly.”

About MEASAT
MEASAT is a premium supplier of satellite communication services to leading international broadcasters,
DTH platforms and telecom operators. With capacity across a fleet of five communications satellites,
MEASAT is able to provide satellite services to over 145 countries representing 80% of the world’s
population across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Australia.
The MEASAT fleet includes the state of art MEASAT-3/3a satellites at 91.5°E which support Asia’s premium
DTH and premium video distribution neighborhood. The MEASAT fleet will be further strengthened over the
next two years with the addition of AFRICASAT-1a at 46°E in Q4 2012 and MEASAT-3b at 91.5°E in Q4
2013.
Leveraging facilities at the MEASAT Teleport and Broadcast Centre, and working with a select group of
world-class partners, MEASAT also provides a complete range of broadcast and telecommunications
solutions. Services include 3D, high definition and standard definition video playout, video turnaround, colocation,
uplinking, broadband and IP termination services.

For more information, please visit www.measat.com