Asia's Capacity Glut Makes Profitability Tough

摘要

Satellite operators leasing capacity for less than $900,000 per transponder per year are almost certainly losing money, and that's what is still happening in some Asian markets, according to Peter Jackson, AsiaSat's chief executive. Even the $900,000 per year figure, Jackson said, assumes that the satellite is fully booked from the time it is launched and that the owner has zero operating costs — an unlikely scenario.