SES Reports Year-Over-Year Growth in Asia-Pacific

[Thakur]

SES increased its
reach in the Asia-Pacific region from 36
million homes in 2012 to more than 41 million
for 2013, representing a growth of 15 percent
year-over-year. SES also maintained the
highest number of Direct-to-Home (DTH)
channels in the region, an offering of more
than 1,000 channels with more than 90 in High
Definition (HD). This growth was led by
continued momentum in the South Asia and
Southeast Asia DTH markets through major
deals with operators in the Philippines,
Indonesia and Thailand.
SES’ DTH pay-TV subscriber Compound Annual
Growth Rate (CAGR) is expected to reach 7.8
percent for Asia, compared to the global rate
of 5.2 percent, for the period between 2013
and 2022, according to Euroconsult. Analysts
from Northern Sky Research also predict a
5.1 percent CAGR, compared to a global rate
of 4.3 percent, for Asian broadband backhaul
sites between 2012 and 2022, increasing to
more than 26,000 sites.
SES will launch the SES 9 satellite in 2015,
which will be the operator’s largest satellite
serving the Asia-Pacific region. The satellite
will be co-located with SES 7 and NSS 11 at the
108.2 degrees east orbital position, and will
provide DTH broadcasting services and other
communications services in Northeast Asia,
South Asia and Indonesia, as well as serving the
maritime communications sector in the Indian
Ocean. SES Reports Year-Over-Year Growth in Asia-Pacific - Via Satellite