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Asia
Cellular System
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| Status | The ACeS's Garuda 1 satellite has been launched |
| Expected Cost | US$900 million |
| Technical Aspects | Two GEO
satellites Garuda-1 & Garuda-2
manufactured by Lockheed Martin. From its orbital position at 123 degrees E, Garuda-1 will cover 11 million square miles of Asia, reaching about 60 percent of the world's population |
| Shareholders & Strategic Partners | Lockheed Martin Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) Philippine Long Distance Company Jasmine International PLC Service provider agreements in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. They hope to add local distribution in China. |
| Services Offered | Mobile and fixed voice, data, fax, paging. |
| Geographic Coverage | South East Asia, India, China, Australia. |
| Market Strategy | ACeS aims to provide cost-effective, fill-in service for cellular operators and users. The main markets will be Indonesia and the Philippines. |
| Tariffs | ACeS is proposing a tariff of US$1 per minute. |
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