Under the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG), IPSTAR service providers have been successfully deploying IPSTAR broadband satellite services to the retail market with end-user packages at metro comparable prices starting at only $29.95/month. IPA also announced they now offer an open access policy to any service provider who would like to access the THAICOM-4 satellite capacity and use it with their ground system of choice to deliver Australian rural broadband requirements. THAICOM-4 is the next generation High Throughput Satellite (HTS) that IPA uses in conjunction with the IPSTAR ground system to deliver 60,000 connections today. With the continuation of the ABG program through IPSTAR service providers, IPA is targeting more than 90,000 subscribers, or 1 percent of Australian premises, by early 2010.
Satnews Daily
May 19th, 2009
60K Worth Of Connections For IPSTAR Australia
Under the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG), IPSTAR service providers have been successfully deploying IPSTAR broadband satellite services to the retail market with end-user packages at metro comparable prices starting at only $29.95/month. IPA also announced they now offer an open access policy to any service provider who would like to access the THAICOM-4 satellite capacity and use it with their ground system of choice to deliver Australian rural broadband requirements. THAICOM-4 is the next generation High Throughput Satellite (HTS) that IPA uses in conjunction with the IPSTAR ground system to deliver 60,000 connections today. With the continuation of the ABG program through IPSTAR service providers, IPA is targeting more than 90,000 subscribers, or 1 percent of Australian premises, by early 2010.