Measat becomes Starlink reseller in test case of GEO v LEO, regional v global satellite broadband services

by Peter B. de Selding

PARIS — Malaysian satellite fleet operator Measat Global Berhad, one of several test cases in Southeast Asia to see how an established local operator will cope with the arriving global LEO broadband services, has become an authorized reseller of SpaceX Starlink hardware and broadband service.

Measat, whose Measat-3d satellite was launched in June 2022 to deploy broadband to the country’s rural and off-grid regions, has been one of the few satellite operators to finance on its own a digital-inclusion program without waiting for government support. Measat . . .

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