[opendtv] Re: Optus B1 satellite off air since around 6.30pm yesterday NZ time
- From: "Donald Koeleman" <donald.koeleman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:31:51 +0200
Didn't TVNZ sell of their satellite biz some time ago, okay this was mainly
an international consulting operation, but still? Not up to speed on
replacement schedule of Optus or its parent SingTel, sorry.
The region's satellite ops are still (very much) unconsolidated, so
replacement is quite often problematic, one Indonesian operator's bird was
litterarily about to fall from the skies, as the replacement got postponed a
few years back.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Wilkins" <barry.barrywilkins@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 11:00 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Optus B1 satellite off air since around 6.30pm
yesterday NZ time
Thanks for the explanation John. I was a little concerned because of the
frequent talk regarding the age of the Optus B1 satellite and its likely
impending retirement. Do you know anything regarding the possible switch to
a newer satellite, maybe Optus D1?
We could certainly do with some competition from TVNZ and others to make
this game a better deal for the subscribers and cover such things as the
above event but is this likely? Well I think about as likely as a flying
piggy knocking the satellite off alignment.
Cheers
Barry
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