The Infosat I-Direct Hub has been installed in the country with collaboration of Infosat Communications. Infosat is a Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) subsidiary and the largest Broadband Satellite Operator in Canada.

With the commissioning of the Hub Infosat completed the first phase of its investment in Comstar and formally took control of 22% shareholding in Comstar ISA Ltd. The first of its kind investment by a Satellite Services Company in Pakistan.

“We are extremely pleased and satisfied by the way things have been moving so far” said John P. Robertson President & CEO of Infosat Communications. “Our substantial investment in Pakistan both in terms of Equipment and Human Resource is proof enough of our commitment to the country - We are here to stay for the long term”.

Carey Healey Senior Vice President and General Manager of Infosat Communications said ““Over the last couple of years we have gone through tremendous growth in Canada and have expanded our operations to USA, Europe and now to Pakistan”. “It’s always a challenge to explore new markets and new frontiers but this is how we live each day at Infosat,” He added. “I want to ensure our full commitment towards this venture; we are coming to this market with aggressive plans based on our solid experience of the last 10 years and the great potential that Pakistan has to offer”.

‘We are privileged to have our new sponsors on board” said Sami Bajwa CEO & President of Comstar. “Since starting our operations back in 1996 we always believed in the potential of Pakistan, we are excited to have a long term partner with us who shares our vision”. “Since the signing of the agreement between Comstar and Infosat in Feb 2006 it has taken us only 8 months to complete the financial and legal work, train our Human Resource, import, install and commission the country’s first true Broadband Hub and make it commercially available”. “Along the road we also managed to sign long term contracts with several corporate customers – even before the hub was commissioned!”

“We are launching the “Infosat Connect” services with the aim to offer the same level of service that customers in North America have been accustomed to”. “For the first time in Pakistan the customers will have the choice to choose the service to fit their needs and not the other way around”. “With a capacity of hundreds of Megabits, option to select from 5 different satellites in C-band or Ku-band, five nines (99.999%) reliability, small 1.2m cost effective remotes, minimal latency and a 5 function modem the service is a wish list of any corporate customer”.