ACeS Extends Its Reach to China

[November 05, 2004]

ACeS Extends Its Reach to China

SINGAPORE, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ACeS today announced that it has reached an agreement with China Satellite Broadcasting Corporation (China SatCom) to offer ACeS technology to provide rural communications in the Peoples Republic of China. China SatCom is the leading provider of satellite broadcasting and communications services in the PRC and the frontrunner in an attempt to link every village in the PRC with telecommunications facilities. Using the ACeS' latest fixed satellite terminal FR190G, customers in remote rural parts of China will be able to make and receive voice and data calls. An experience very similar to that of using a standard PSTN line is now within reach of these communities. More than 50,000 villages in the Peoples Republic of China could benefit from the introduction of ACeS services, which are already serving several tens of thousands of villages in the rest of Asia. The agreement reached between ACeS and China SatCom will allow access to ACeS' Garuda satellite-enabled fixed and mobile telecommunications services from the extreme remote and rural parts of China and potentially enable several tens of thousands of rural communities to have telecommunications access to the outside world. As part of the arrangements with China SatCom, an ACeS earth station gateway will be established in China by ACeS and operated by China SatCom.

Earlier this year ACeS technology was chosen to provide community telephones for villages in Indonesia, and more recently ACeS technology was chosen for universal service provisioning in Malaysia. It is estimated that currently more than 10 million minutes a month are generated from rural communities using the ACeS system.
Commenting on the recent developments with ACeS, China SatCom's Vice President Mr. Ni Yifeng stated, "We are excited about adding another tried and tested technology to our portfolio of products to serve the rural communities in China. ACeS has the ability to reach all parts of our target areas to enhance rural communications."
ACeS has long advocated the cost-effectiveness of using its rural communications solutions to serve the Asian market. "This is an important step into one of ACeS' key markets. It is further proof that ACeS is succeeding in its goal to eradicate the digital divide in Asia," stated ACeS' Chief Executive Officer, Adi Rahman Adiwoso. He added, "The robust and easy to use technology, and the affordable prices offered by ACeS are a perfect match for the rural communications requirements of the Peoples Republic of China."
ACeS services planned for China include its Fixed phone service enabled by the ACeS FR190G voice and data terminal and Mobile service using the ACeS R190 dual mode GSM/Satellite terminal. ACeS terminals for asset tracking and maritime-use the M-CAT will also be available for China SatCom to further extend its reach to its target customers. ACeS higher data rate terminals under the G-Wave brand will be available at the beginning of next year.
About ACeS
ACeS, a regional satellite communications company that launched service in Asia early 2001, has continued to expand its services throughout Asia at affordable prices. ACeS offers digital voice and data over its Fixed or Mobile terminals, and coming soon are high-speed data, asset tracking and SCADA services. ACeS was pioneered by PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara of Indonesia, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company and Jasmine International Overseas Ltd of Thailand and Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications of the USA. For more information on ACeS, please visit http://www.acesinternational.com/.
This release was issued through Major Newswire (http://www.majornewswire.com/)
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