IPSTAR Broadband Satellite

IPSTAR EMPOWERING ASIA-PACIFIC

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>> Removing distance barriers with the world's most advanced

high speed, two-way satellite communications system
Digital technologies and broadband are opening new opportunities for administrations, businesses and communities in Asia-Pacific. In addition to being vital to productivity and development, the demand for broadband is constantly growing in everyday life, in schools and in public administrations as well as in every business sector thinkable. Public agencies and organisations need to answer the challenge of safeguarding homeland security and disaster recovery servicesanywhere and any time.
For the region's consumers the Internet is evolving beyond e-mails, and broadband connectivity is becoming an implicit "way of life" for downloading music and videos or reaping the benefits of distance learning. This ever-growing volume of rich media brings with it the need to deliver higher bit rates and universal broadband Internet access in even the remotest areas of the region. > IPSTAR: at the forefront of Asia-Pacific's broadband revolution IPSTAR is the only orbiting satellite in AsiaPacific designed for high speed communications over an Internet Protocol platform, facilitating two-way broadband connectivity, products and solutions. Whether it is distance learning for rural communities and schools, retail network communication systems, or delivery of "always on" high speed Internet to small and mediumsized businesses, IPSTAR Broadband Satellite can play a key role in empowering universal access to broadband Internet. The key benefits of the IPSTAR system are its ability to provide an immediately available, high-capacity ground network with affordable bandwidth and satellite end user terminals. The system allows for rapid deployment and flexible service locations anywhere, any time under its extensive footprint in Asia and the Pacific. From its launch in August 2005, IPSTAR has become synonymous with low-cost broadband
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satellite services, aimed at helping the community at large, especially where there is a lack of landlines and telecom infrastructure able to support broadband technology. The satellite's massive 45 Gbps of aggregate bandwidth capacity- far higher than conventional satellites-satisfies the enormous demand for broadband Internet for millions of users: consumers, corporate customers, service providers and telecom operators alike. > Enter the world of IPSTAR Broadband Solutions Shin Satellite has steadily extended and diversified the resources it allocates for broadband applications to capture growth opportunities in the region's emerging markets, including Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand. In parallel to supplying service providers with bandwidth and reach, IPSTAR has developed proprietary on-ground infrastructure and expertise to provide one-stop shop broadband solutions in close collaboration with our partner network of System Integrators and Service Providers. This value-added service enables government agencies, local communities and businesses to benefit from the same level of broadband connectivity as users connected to terrestrial networks in urban areas. The Asia-Pacific region's vertical markets, farming industry, oil and gas markets benefit

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from this service, while IPSTAR-enabled broadband for SMEs represents further avenues of growth. IPSTAR combines dynamic bandwidth allocation t e c h n o l o g y, h i g h l y s e c u r e n e t w o r k connectivity, and the highest bit rates in the industry into a preferred data connectivity platform for civilian and military land- and offshore-based communications-delivering high link availability and cutting-edge network reliability.

"IPSTAR's rationale is at the heart of broadband access for everyone, meeting the challenge of removing distance barriers and assisting underserved areas in the Asia-Pacific region with low-cost broadband satellite services-with quality of service that is second to none."

Dr. Dumrong Kasemset Shin Satellite Chairman and CEO

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>> IPSTAR Coverage and Technology

> Positioned to satisfy Asia-Pacific's broadband needs The breadth of IPSTAR's geographical reach, with up to ten million subscribers, positions IPSTAR as a preferred gateway into 14 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, resulting in strategic advantages over other broadband satellites and setting the pace for innovation in the industry.
IPSTAR's ground-breaking in-orbit system design involves high performance two-way shaped and spot beams with a multi-band frequency reuse plan and air interface, including the first commercial deployment of Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) on outbound and inbound links.

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BayCity and IPSTAR partner to increase efficiency of New Zealand's farming industry BayCity Technologies teamed up with IPSTAR to provide state-of-the-art remote tools for New Zealand's rural communities via the IPSTAR satellite. Among the solutions developed by BayCity is a remote management tool for farmers, including the ability to manage milk storage on dairy farms. At the heart of BayCity's innovation, the M3 (Measure, Monitor, Manage) platform provides the structure to enable integrated, scaleable, remote data management solutions. Hardware incorporating M3 connects to BayCity's hosted environment, providing global, secure, realtime access to critical data. "Farming is big business, yet until recently did not have the communications technologies to allow it to take advantage of modern production information technology. IPSTAR enables us to implement our M3 services on remote farms to provide critical information to farmers and their business partners in a realtime view", says Andrew Plimmer, CEO, BayCity Technologies Inc.

>> IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions

We are in business to make your business work-anywhere and any time under IPSTAR's extensive footprint in Asia-Pacific to meet your business communications needs and to deliver your competitive edge. IPSTAR service goes hand-in-hand with today's real-time information flowscrucial for any business.
Whether you are an oil and gas producer with operations on land and at sea, a large retailer, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) providing Web access to countless customers, or a corporation in virtually any business with multiple locations, IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions are the right solution for your communication challenges. > Fueling global enterprise broadband growth IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions deliver enterpriseclass, two-way broadband connections to the business customer over the IPSTAR satellite. IPSTAR connects businesses directly and quickly to world markets to meet the diverse needs of virtually every business market imaginable, providing flexible broadband solutions and exceptional Quality of Service. IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions provide highly reliable, end-to-end communications with guaranteed quality of service regardless of the number of sites or geographic locations. IPSTAR can be used for a variety of applications such as Intranet and Internet access, voice services, connectivity to suppliers, customers and franchisees, credit authorization and credit card transactions, inventory management, content delivery and video distribution. The IPSTAR Broadband Satellite System guarantees reliable and secure service for an array of applications for high bandwidth corporate networks. For example, IPSTAR solutions for the oil industry are field-proven as demonstrated in various sectors and projects, and in close collaboration with our partners and system integrators.
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> Why choose IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions? Reach IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions provide any time broadband service to virtually any business location in the Asia-Pacific region. Reliable IPSTAR promises one of the industry's highest link availability rates and cutting edge network reliability. Secure The IPSTAR System's inherent security advantage is based on small spot beam technology and proprietary coding which combine to guarantee high levels of network security. Scalable IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions allow seamless increase of users and locations on a single reliable platform, with shared and customized bandwidth, and minimal bandwidth consumption due to Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM)-the world's most advanced bandwidth allocation technology. Uniform Quality of Service (QoS) I P S TA R E n t e r p r i s e S o l u t i o n s g u a r a n t e e consistent Quality of Service (QoS) regardless of location.

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Large Enterprise Office & Banking Affordable IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions enable delivery of broadband Internet services at relatively low monthly prices. Fast IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions provide high speed connections of up to 4 Mbps Receive and 2 M b p s Tr a n s m i t f o r b u s i n e s s - c r i t i c a l applications.* Flexible IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions support GRE Tunneling Protocol and multiple IP Applications for voice, video and data communications. Other industry standard applications such as CISCOTM IPSECTM can be integrated. Oil & Gas Industry High bandwidth and cost-effective corporate communication networks Broadcast Industry Satellite News Gathering (SNG) Retail Business Credit Card Transaction / Digital Signage Farming Industry Farm production monitoring High Speed Internet / Corporate Intranet / Video Conferencing / Voice over IP (VoIP) Telco/Mobile Phone Operator Mobile Trunking / WIMAX Backhaul / Rural Communications

Australia's URSYS uses IPSTAR service for oil rig communications In conjunction with specialist contractors and Marine Navaid Systems,the SeaTel distributor based out of Sydney, URSYS won the contract to supply and install a 1.2M SeaTel stabilized VSAT platform onto an oil exploration rig currently exploring for oil and gas off the east coast of New Zealand. URSYS chose to use a space segment provided by IPSTAR to directly link the IPSTAR Auckland teleport to the rig and the oil exploration company's production office on the mainland. IPSTAR enables URSYS to provide four extension phone lines back to the client's head office PBX and facilitates high speed Internet data access for management personnel on the rig. "The spot beam coverage from IPSTAR is excellent, allowing us to maintain 24?7 VoIP telephony support and unlimited Internet data service to floating oil platforms up to 250 kilometers off shore," said Grahame Cover, CEO, URSYS Pty. Ltd.

* Subject to service plan and satellite terminal used.

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Nuon So Thero, Country Director of Japan Relief for Cambodia

Empowering Rural Communities in Cambodia Lately, a number of rural communities in Cambodia are benefiting from access to the Internet, made possible by IPSTAR. Requiring a computer and electricity-which are commodities elsewhere, but out of reach for most of the population in remote Cambodian villages-the computers in these villages are connected to a community WLAN powered by solar cells that provide up to six hours of operating time. The villages, which had no access to any form of Internet previously, are now receiving regular news updates and can benefit from various public sector services, including remote medical diagnosis, distance learning, and e-government services. "There is no more powerful weapon than the Internet to fight poverty in the developing world. The Internet can reach every corner of the poorest region with information and knowledge, and save lives through medical guidance and diagnostics. It also gives 'a voice' to those who have never been represented before. For us here in Asia, it is all possible because of IPSTAR", said Country Director of Japan Relief for Cambodia, Nuon So Thero.

Cambodia Education Project

>> IPSTAR Government Solutions

Governments and administrations call for highly secure, high availability broadband networks. Our product and solution portfolio is designed to meet the precise needs of government organizations and the public sector. IPSTAR can play a key role in modern communication infrastructure, providing inroads into government and public sector communications which are more efficient and flexible than any other satellitebased broadband network.
The positive socio-economic impact of broadband is tremendous, promoting the goal of a knowledge-based society. Information and education are crucial cornerstones for higher standards of living and competitiveness. At the same time, a widespread secure broadband infrastructure is essential for the development and delivery of services and applications to governments and the public sector, such as eMedicine, e-Government, and Distance Learning-making broadband indispensible for sustained economic growth and improved quality of life. A great number of administrations in AsiaPacific utilize IPSTAR solutions for various purposes: To connect remote sites to a central site or to interconnect several sites To back up critical terrestrial connections, e.g. in Disaster Management To reach remote sites on borders, on coasts, in forests, or in deserts > Sustainable development and community broadband IPSTAR promotes the notion of sustainable development through a multitude of powerful broadband applications and services for rural communities. IPSTAR community broadband facilitates individual multimedia access through integration of IPSTAR with other communication technologies. For example, Rural Telephony Backhaul and Voice over IP (VoIP) are cost-effective, powerful solutions for any community lacking this basic infrastructure, while our solutions for mobile phone services facilitate the integration of a mobile phone operator's cellular system for instant coverage in blind spot areas and wherever broadband is required with flexible and rapid infrastructure rollout.

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> Infinite broadband solutions for a world without digital divide Government / Administration / Public Sector Rural Communications & Networks Interactive Distance Learning E-Government E-Medicine Embassy Networks Emergency Communications & Disaster Recovery Homeland Security & Public Safety John Hawker, CEO, Sat-Ed Systems Co., Ltd.,Thailand

Sat-Ed is overcoming the digital divide in rural Thailand With a passion for bringing better education to remote areas in Thailand, Sat-Ed Systems is delivering learning centers in rural Thailand called 'Classroom for Life', using the cutting edge technology of the IPSTAR broadband satellite. Aimed at providing life-long learning for rural Thailand, this initiative is providing access to educational content in remote rural areas beyond the reach of terrestrial telephone networks. The 'Classroom for Life' provides email, ecommerce, video conferencing, and video on demand. "Without IPSTAR, Sat-Ed could not provide the essential business model for rural areas. While traditional VSAT solutions are too expensive, IPSTAR allows us to provide our services at prices affordable to rural communities and our business model of self-sustaining ICT Centers", according to John Hawker, CEO, Sat-Ed Systems Co., Ltd.

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>> IPSTAR Consumer Solutions

Whether your customers operate from a small home office and want to connect to the global marketplace, or want to enjoy state-of-the-art Multi-Play applications, "always on" two-way broadband via the IPSTAR Satellite is for everyone across Asia-Pacific, especially where terrestrial infrastructure is unavailable or limited.
Thanks to IPSTAR, users in remote, rural and suburban areas can finally download files in seconds, surf at lightning speed, check email instantly, enjoy interactive multimedia and use Voice over IP (VoIP)-all over a single broadband connection. Previously isolated communities can now enjoy the same levels of Internet access (at typical ADSL speeds) that is standard in metropolitan areas-all that is required is an IPSTAR antenna system and an IPSTAR satellite terminal, which directly connects to the computer. > Why choose IPSTAR Consumer Solutions? Reach IPSTAR Consumer Solutions enables anywhere, any time high speed Internet access. Affordable The most affordable broadband solution via satellite. The IPSTAR System ensures relatively low cost, high speed Internet via satellite using Ku-band spot and shaped beam technology. Convenient IPSTAR can be quickly installed, is easy to use, and offers the convenience of one bill for broadband data, video, and voice services. Fast IPSTAR Consumer Solutions provides two-way high speed performance comparable to ADSL with up to 4 Mbps Transmit and 2 Mbps Receive data rates.* Reliable IPSTAR Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) technology is the world's most advanced, preventing outages even under most severe weather conditions.
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> 360 of consumer broadband experience

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> 3600of consumer broadband experience Home / Multi Dwelling Units (MDU) / SME / SOHO IPSTAR Multi-Play High Definition Broadband Video Broadband Internet Video-on-Demand (VoD) Voice over IP (VoIP) Video Conferencing

Activ8me consumer broadband for Australia Activ8me is brought to regional Australia by Australian Private Networks Pty Ltd (APN), a fully licensed telecommunications carrier and registered satellite broadband provider under the Australian government's Australian Broadband G u a r a n t e e Pr o g r a m . T h e C o m p a n y provides broadband service via IPSTAR to the country's rural communities and ADSL blind spot areas, with service prices comparable to metropolitan ADSL services. "Whether business owners lack ADSL broadband connectivity or residential users simply want to replace their slow dial-up connections with high-speed Internet at affordable prices, with its first-rate high link availability, next generation IPSTAR is a proven broadband solution for us, providing reliable services that regional Australians can depend on", according to Ken Schubert, CEO, APN.

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>> IPSTAR Nexus Partner Program

Join our success and enter a whole new world of broadband satellite opportunities
We are proud to introduce our new Product Partner Program: IPSTAR Nexus The development and provision of effective broadband solutions positions us as an effective Partner backed by the experience of a multi-cultural workforce and expertise of leading developers and system integrators for exploring new applications. IPSTAR is essentially a telecommunications platform that can integrate virtually any IPbased product from third-party providers under the satellite's extensive footprint in Asia-Pacific, thus providing inroads into synergies that can be derived from effective product integration. The key scenario to making this possible is to combine the natural advantages of the satellite with a robust IP-based product, resulting in a winning solution and empowering Partner Program affiliates to deliver their products through a satellite platform that has been tried and tested. A trusted name and innovative partner in the satellite industry for more than 15 years, Shin Satellite launched IPSTAR-1 in August 2005. With the revolutionary broadband satellite system come new opportunities for potential technology partners and system integrators to facilitate the development of a seamless satellite-enabled product that is customtailored to meet the requirements of local IPSTAR markets.

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> IPSTAR Nexus Partner Program benefits Extensive portfolio of broadband satellite solutions New market and business opportunities for 3rd party products Expand into untapped markets and/or addressable market segments Networking opportunities within a pool of partners Joint trade show and sales event opportunities Exhibit at our customer events and interact directly with our customers Training opportunities Full engineering, technical and marketing support Voice over IP (VoIP) Broadcast/Multicast Video Conferencing Community Networks (WiFi / WiMax) Broadband Internet Access Corporate extranet Retail broadband Credit card transaction High speed polling Mobile trunking & backhaul Rural Telephony Triple-Play / Multi-Play Satellite News Gathering (SNG) Mobile Trunking On-the-Move Communications

> Become an IPSTAR Nexus Partner Request a copy of our partner program kit and e-mail us at partner@ipstar.com. Complete the IPSTAR Partner Program application on our website and review IPSTAR Nexus guidelines on our new Partner extranet.

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>> IPSTAR On-Ground Product / Technology

Innovative product solutions for tomorrow's broadband applications
IPSTAR has built success not only on the reliability and flexibility of our in-orbit resource, but with its ground system technology and TM products as well. The iCON satellite terminal, for example, is true testimony to our ongoing efforts to decrease the size and cost of IPSTAR user terminals, thereby setting industry benchmarks.
IPSTAR is driven by a quest for excellence and an ongoing commitment to innovation to broaden the scope of satellite applications, allowing us to develop and deliver effective broadband satellite solutions. In parallel with fostering a culture of technological innovation to extend the scope of satellite applications, we continue to pursue our commitment to investing in the IPSTAR onground infrastructure and system. In this respect, our new IPSTAR Gateway System facilitates highly efficient bandwidth utilization, promising one of the industry's highest link availabilities and first-rate network reliability. > Proprietary On-Ground Technology: Dynamic Link and Bandwidth Management Because satellite links will always have less theoretical bandwidth than optical fiber links, efficient bandwidth management technology is required to maintain the competitiveness of broadband satellite systems. A network control center is used to allocate bandwidth capacity to each connection according to current traffic characteristics, network congestion, link conditions and user requirements. This technology adjusts bandwidth dynamically (modulation and coding) to accomodate changes in weather conditions, thus maintaining very high link availability. IPSTAR's modulation and coding technology guarantees efficient use of radio frequency bandwidth, which allows for high and flexible digital transmission rates, thus enabling the use of small Ku-band antenna systems suitable for home and corporate use. The modulation and coding (link parameters) can be adjusted dynamically to optimize the trade-off between bit rate and sudden changes in weather conditions.

> Continuous Technology Improvement: the IPSTAR User Terminal The IPSTAR User Terminal is a low-cost, twoway, high performance system that works in conjunction with the IPSTAR in-orbit resource and the on-ground system. The air interfaceemploying advanced waveforms on forward and return channels-is optimized for overall system efficiency. The waveform for the forward channel is based on TDM-OFDM technology that utilizes bandwidth and power more efficiently. The forward channel is optimized to accommodate multiple data rates, a variable number of users of different modulation formats, and forward error correction coding. The return channel is based on MF-TDMA technology for bursty traffic and dedicated allocation for high bandwidth applications. The waveform is fixed to a more robust modulation to ensure link availability at low transmission power. For higher transmission bit rates the return channel can be configured for dedicated bandwidth allocation, behaving as an SCPC-like (pre-assigned TDMA) channel that can support higher transmit data rates of up to 2 Mbps.

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>> About Shin Satellite

Shin Satellite, Asia's leading commercial satellite operator, has been developing, building and operating satellite networks since 1991. Through our commitment to innovation, we continue to introduce new technologies that redefine the standard for the industry. Our customers include incumbent telcos, corporations and governments across the world, and our name is synonymous with reliable, secure satellite communications. With the introduction of IPSTAR, Shin Satellite has established a new era in IP-based satellite communications.

Shin Satellite Public Company Limited / IPSTAR Company Limited 41/103 Rattanathibet Road, Nonthaburi 11000, THAILAND Tel: (66) 2591-0736 to 49 Fax: (66) 2591-0706, (66) 2591-0719 Email: sales@thaicom.net www.thaicom.net, www.ipstar.com

IPSTAR Australia Pty.Ltd. Building A, Level 3, Suite 3.1, 64 Talavera Road, North Ryde NSW 2113 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 (0) 2 8875 4300, Fax: +61 (0) 2 8875 4399 Email: info@ipstar.com.au www.ipstar.com.au

IPSTAR New Zealand Limited Level 1, 706 Great South Road, Penrose Auckland, NEW ZEALAND PO Box 12776 Penrose, Auckland 1135 NEW ZEALAND Tel. +64 9 525 1706 Fax. +64 9 525 1702 Email: info@ipstar.co.nz www.ipstar.co.nz

Shin Satellite Public Company Limited Liaison Office 410, Mercantile House, 15 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi, 110 001 INDIA Tel: +91 11 4151 0909 Fax: +91 11 4151 0099 Email: indiaoffice@thaicom.net.

Shin Satellite Public Company Limited Beijing Representative Office Room 1205, Building C, Centergate Technologies Building, No. 34 Zhongguancun, Nandajie, Haidian District, Beijing 100081 P.R.CHINA Tel: 8610-6212-3271-2 Fax: 8610-6212-3270 Email: chinaoffice@thaicom.net

Shin Satellite Public Company Limited Hanoi Office, Vietnam Flr.5, HRS Building, 4A Lang Ha Str. Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: (+84) 4 7 724 600 ext.105 Fax: (+84) 7 7 724 601 ext 108 www.thaicom.net, www.ipstar.com

Whilst the above information has been prepared in good faith, and all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure its accuracy, Shin Satellite makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose or use of the information. Shin Satellite shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind, including indirect or consequential loss, arising from use of the information and all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise, are hereby excluded to the extent permitted by English law. IPSTAR is a trademark of Shin Satellite Public Company Limited. The trademark is licensed to Shin Satellite Public Company Limited. (C) Shin Satellite Public Company Limited 2007. All rights reserved. IPSTAR overview May 2007.