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PAKSAT
set to launch new satellite
A
hallmark of Pak-China
joint venture, Pakistan
telecommunication satellite
Paksat 1R will be launched on
August 14, the Independence
Day of Pakistan, which also
happens to be the date for the
50th anniversary of SUPARCO.
Paksat-1R is being developed in
China to replace the currently inorbit
leased satellite Paksat-1.
The timely development
and launch of this satellite
is important as Paksat-1 is
reaching the end of its service
life next year. “The development
of Paksat-1R satellite is
progressing according to the
schedule and the satellite will
be launched as per the plan,”
an official of the Planning
Commission said.
“The government of Pakistan
realises the significance of this
project of national importance
and will, therefore, meet its
financial obligations and will
continue to provide funds to the
project, despite several financial
constraints it faces.”
The Paksat 1R will replace the
current telecommunication
satellite developed by Hughes
Systems, which already has
shown signal eclipse of 88 days
in a year. The International
Telecommunication Union (ITU)
allocates the satellite place
in geostationary orbit on a
first-come-first-serve basis. But
after allotment of a position, a
deadline is needed for a party
to launch its satellite in a given
time and in the case of failure,
the allotment is handed over
to other nations or parties who
were in queue.
In the 1980s, Pakistan booked
eight slots in the orbit.
In mid-90s, Pakistan
Telecommunication Authority
(PTA) signed an agreement
with Alcatel for a satellite.
But in the meantime, a few
telecommunication satellite
launches failed worldwide
and other problems halted the
launch of the Pakistani satellite,
causing Alcatel to cancel the
agreement. Pakistan then also
lost its allotted slots in the orbit.
Pakistan bought the Hughes
satellite designed for Indonesia
and moved it in the occupied
slot in December 2002.
The development of Pakistan’s
own satellite is not only
important for the capacity
building, but for self-reliance
purposes, as well in case of an
embargo or other hurdles from
advance countries as were seen
in the past. The Paksat 1R data
and signals will be received by
the satellite ground stations
located in Karachi and Lahore. T
Online Distribution signs AOC for Pakistan
Online Distribution a
dominant player in the IT
distribution business in Pakistan
with many prominent brands
in their portfolio signed up
with AOC for distribution of
their complete range of display
products for Pakistan. The
footprint of Online Distribution
is spread across the nation with
7 branches offering the widest
reach in the country.
Pakistan’s computer hardware
market is expected to grow at
8% CAGR for the period of
2011- 2015. Whereas, the value
of computer hardware sales for
the year 2011 is expected to be
US$312mn, up from US$292mn
in 2010.
AOC, art of colors one of
the leading monitor brands
in the world continued its
expansion in the region and
added yet another feather
in its cap by expanding with
the appointment of Online
Distribution as an authorized
distributor to sell its wide range
of LCD, LED, Ultra-thin monitors
across Pakistan.
“We are happy to be associated
with AOC a global brand which
not only brings in international
quality products but also offers
real value for money. With
our team of well experienced
professionals, the in-depth
knowledge of IT distribution
trade and country wide reach,
we are sure AOC will become a
leading brand in Pakistan soon.”
said, M. Ibrahim Ojha, CEO for
Online Distribution-Pakistan.
AOC is an in-house brand of
the US$ 11 billion conglomerate
TPV Technology Limited, the
world’s largest manufacturer of
flat-screen monitors. Last year,
despite the global downturn,
the Taiwan-headquartered
company, which manufactures
monitors and LCD display units
for major consumer electronics
companies, shipped 57.174
million monitor units across the
globe commanding a staggering
33% per cent of the worldwide
monitor market.
Suchit Kumar, DGM Sales - MEA
& CIS Central Asia, AOC says,
“This is significant step forward
for AOC as Pakistan is key to
our growth overall growth in
Asia and we see this as a great
opportunity to enhance our
offerings of high value display
products in this region. T
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