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DISTRIBUTION
September 2017
KBZ Gateway
boosts connectivity
services with
AsiaSat
KBZ Gateway (KBZ), a subsidiary
of The Kanbawza Group of Com-
panies based in Myanmar, has
reaffirmed its partnership with Asia
Satellite Telecommunications (Asia-
Sat) to expand very small aperture
terminal (VSAT) broadband services
to its clients across the country.
The alliance allows KBZ to of-
fer advanced broadband services
that support up to 100Mbps of
throughput. The expanded capac-
ity, said KBZ, will also allow it to
extend its footprint into the hos-
pitality sector.
Prior to the signing of this
new agreement, KBZ has already
expanded its C-band and Ku-band
capacity on the AsiaSat 4 and Asia-
Sat 7 satellites to meet the growing
demands from its clients in other
verticals.
U Naing Tun Kyaw, managing
director of KBZ Gateway, com-
mented: “AsiaSat has matched
the requirements of our service
portfolio that allow our services
to be delivered to customers with
high uptimes on Ku-band, even in
the rain. With the launch of AsiaSat
9 later this year, our clients will be
able to further benefit from its
increased power and enhanced
coverage, enjoying higher uptime
and faster speed for our data net-
works across Myanmar.”
The AsiaSat 9 satellite is
planned to replace AsiaSat 4 at
the 122º East orbital location, and
is scheduled for launch later this
year. Equipped with a dedicated
Ku-band Myanmar beam, AsiaSat 9
is capable of providing a downlink
power up to 55dBW that allows for
MV International reaches
out