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KT Sat

KR
commercialFounded 2012
Seoul, South Korea
www.ktsat.co.kr/
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KT SAT will provide a managed service for customers in Indochina and Southeast Asia through the neXat platform.

Mentioned as: KT SATTechnical ProductMay 18, 2023neXat expands with KT SAT partnership

KT SAT will use the neXat platform to reach more service partners in local and remote locations.

Mentioned as: KT SATTechnical ProductMay 18, 2023Korean Telecom Company to Use Belgian Satellite Platform for Service Expansion

KT SAT Corporation Ltd. and Thales Alenia Space signed a communications satellite contract in September 2022.

Mentioned as: KT SatOrg RelationshipApr 10, 2023KOREASAT 6A packing a Thales Alenia Space SBAS payload

In September, Thales sold a classic GEO satellite without a software-defined payload to South Korea’s KT Sat as an option that can provide better economics for operators with stable demand forecasts and faster deployment.

Mentioned as: KT SatOrg RelationshipDec 1, 2022Eutelsat orders GEO broadband satellite with LEO in mind

KT SAT submitted regulatory filings to the International Telecommunication Union last year to develop its own LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: KT SATTechnical ProductSep 14, 2022Bandwidth-hungry regional satellite operators hunting for options

KT SAT ordered a satellite from Thales Alenia Space for a launch in late 2024 to replace its aging Koreasat 6 spacecraft.

Mentioned as: KT SatNarrative GeneralSep 14, 2022Bandwidth-hungry regional satellite operators hunting for options

KT SAT is planning to order a high throughput satellite to meet capacity needs in Southeast Asia.

Mentioned as: KT SatNarrative GeneralSep 14, 2022Bandwidth-hungry regional satellite operators hunting for options

The satellite KT SAT ordered from Thales Alenia Space will not provide the expansion capacity KT SAT needs in the region.

Mentioned as: KT SATOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2022Bandwidth-hungry regional satellite operators hunting for options

Satconsult will support KT SAT onsite in Toulouse and Cannes to monitor day-to-day activities of the Koreasat 6A satellite program.

Mentioned as: KT SATTechnical ProductSep 13, 2022Expert oversight of the KOREASAT 6 satellite build will be provided by Satconsult to KT SAT

KT SAT selected Thales Alenia Space to design and build the Koreasat 6A satellite.

Mentioned as: KT SatNarrative GeneralSep 13, 2022Expert oversight of the KOREASAT 6 satellite build will be provided by Satconsult to KT SAT

This contract marks the third time that KT SAT has contracted Satconsult for expertise in monitoring and controlling the manufacturing process of a satellite.

Mentioned as: kt satTechnical ProductSep 13, 2022Expert oversight of the KOREASAT 6 satellite build will be provided by Satconsult to KT SAT

Southern Aerospace & Telecom Consulting (Satconsult) has contracted with KT SAT to provide oversight during the build of the Koreasat 6A satellite.

Mentioned as: KT SATOrg RelationshipSep 13, 2022Expert oversight of the KOREASAT 6 satellite build will be provided by Satconsult to KT SAT

KT SAT deploys a total of five satellites to provide user-customized services and global satellite coverage over Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Mentioned as: KT SatNarrative GeneralSep 12, 2022Thales Alenia Space awarded KT SAT contract to build the KOREASAT 6A satellite

KT SAT has coverage beyond South Korea over other countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa with its fleet of four fully owned satellites built by Thales Alenia Space and additional leased capacity from a satellite manufactured by what is now Maxar Technologies.

Mentioned as: KT SatNoiseSep 12, 2022KT SAT orders Koreasat 6A communications satellite from Thales

Thales Alenia Space will train and support KT SAT’s on-site engineering team and provide operational assistance throughout KOREASAT 6A’s lifetime.

Mentioned as: KT SATTechnical ProductSep 12, 2022Thales Alenia Space awarded KT SAT contract to build the KOREASAT 6A satellite

Thales Alenia Space signed a contract on 2022-09-12 to deliver the Koreasat 6A communications satellite for KT SAT in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Mentioned as: kt satTechnical ProductSep 12, 2022KT SAT orders Koreasat 6A communications satellite from Thales

KT Sat seeks partnerships to resell NGSO capacity to fill gaps it cannot provide for existing customers.

Mentioned as: KT SatNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2022GEO satellite operators seek multi-orbit strategies

KTSat has provided services using satellites in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: KTSatTechnical ProductJan 12, 2022Multi-orbit constellation startup Mangata Networks raises $33 million

0.005 kg terminals were connected to the KT-SAT hybrid router to simultaneously transmit and receive multiple types of data or to use separate routes to and from a 0.005 kg network and a satellite.

Mentioned as: KT SatNarrative GeneralNov 17, 2021ST Engineering iDirect and Hellas Sat successfully validate hybrid 5G satellite backhaul use cases

0.005 kg terminals were connected to the KT-SAT router to simultaneously transmit and receive various types of data via a 0.005 kg network and a satellite during the showcase.

Mentioned as: KT SatNarrative GeneralJul 8, 2021Hellas Sat’s Live Demo Accomplishes 5G Satellite Backhauling
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