Bangkok--20 Jan--Thaicom
Thaicom PLC, a Thai leading satellite operator, disclosed today the Company has undergone the In-Orbit Testing of THAICOM 6 and scheduled to transfer the satellite traffic on the customers’ part for a complete hand-over protocol to MICT by January 31st.
Mr.Paiboon Panuwattanawong, Chief Technical Officer of Thaicom PLC. said, “After the successful launch of THAICOM 6 satellite to the Geostationary orbit at 78.5 Degree East, we are now under the process of In-Orbit Testing (IOT) of the technical performance of spacecraft and transponders before handing over the satellite and its supporting systems to MICT. The Company has prepared in advance with broadcasters who will use the new satellite’s capacity. In addition, we have also prepared and made an announcement to the viewers who may expose to a temporary technical effect during the IOT and traffic transferring period.”
The schedule of the above operations include 1) In-Orbit Test (IOT), from 02:00am onwards during January 27 to 29, 2014; and 2) Traffic Transferring, from 01:00 am onwards on February 1, 2014. These operations may temporary affect the receiving of some channels on Thaicom’s satellite in which the Company has prepared the on-screen announcement on these operations.
“We has managed a precise process of these Testing and Transferring activities to minimize the impact and shorten the downtime period as much as possible. However, we would like to apologize for any inconvenience this might cause to the customers and viewers but essential for the betterment of the whole satellite broadcasting system. Certainly, all will experience a high quality of voice and video with more channels broadcasting through THAICOM 6. And above all, for the benefits of the country, Thaicom has put on the schedule to hand the satellite over to MICT on January 31, 2014 as a completion of the transferring process,” Paiboon added.