Karachi, Pakistan – Comstar ISA Ltd, the leading satellite service provider in Pakistan, today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Infosat Communications of Canada to install and operate the first Broadband Satellite Hub in Pakistan.

Infosat is a Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) subsidiary and the largest Broadband Satellite Operator in Canada. The initial investment from Infosat will be gradually increased over time.

‘We are extremely excited by this development” said Sami Bajwa CEO & President of Comstar “The new Broadband Satellite Hub will provide low cost and high reliability high speed satellite connectivity throughout the country, with a capacity of 18Mbps and several unique features the Hub will provide enterprise users in the country with true Broadband over satellite for the first time”.

The satellite “Connect” service from Infosat is based on iDirect technology, the fastest growing Broadband Satellite Hub solution in the world. Infosat is the largest service provider of iDirect Broadband VSAT in the world. Infosat also provides several other satellite services and operates thousands of satellite terminals worldwide.

“The Infosat expertise and experience of installing and maintaining thousands of VSAT Terminals worldwide will be critical to the success of the Hub in Pakistan” said Sami Bajwa ‘Apart from the investment – which is definitely substantial, the true value will come from the technology transfer and the human resource development in the country through Infosat”. “This is also a show of confidence in Pakistan as a great market for value added communications services”.

Infosat senior management visited Pakistan last year and held several meetings with top management of large corporations. “Pakistan has been selected as the next Infosat destination because of its market potential, technology awareness, and the current investor friendly conditions” said Mukhtar Rahemtulla Senior Vice President and General Manager of Infosat. “Above all we believe that there is still a large untapped market for broadband satellite services in Pakistan, we are very optimistic about several business sectors in the country in particular, Banking, Petroleum Distribution, Non Government Organizations (NGOs), and Oil & Gas exploration. “With the installation of the Broadband Hub and a strong partnership with Comstar, we are making a long term commitment to the country and are confident that our success elsewhere can be replicated in Pakistan”