[SatNews] SAT, Star Asia Technologies PTE, Ltd, a developer of mobile satellite and terrestrial broadband wireless services, has signed a multi-year agreement with Broadband Broadcast Services [Singapore] (BBS) to provide wireless and satellite services from within the Philippines.

As part of the agreement, SAT’s operating entity, EasyCall Communications Philippine Inc. (ECPI), will co-locate its satellite head-end facilities at BBS’s existing Satellite Space Center in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, to enable service provisioning. “Our relationship with Broadband Broadcast Services offers a unique opportunity,” commented Cliff Beek, President, CEO, of Star Asia Technologies. “The agreement achieves a milestone for us as a provider of satellite services; and positions EasyCall’s head-end equipment in the technologically advanced Subic Space Center facility.” Consistent with its expansion plans, the agreement will permit BBS to further implement use of satellite antennas and other equipment in the Philippines. “This is an important arrangement as we can now advance the marketing and sales activities of our fleet of satellites covering the Philippines (ABS-1, ABS-5 and our new ABS-2 satellite),” said Tom Choi, CEO of Asia Broadcast Satellite.