04/24(Wed) 15:52

Satellite Services to Asian-Pacific Region to Be Expanded

The Ministry of Information and Communication announced, Wednesday, plans are in the works to expand Korea's satellite services to the Asia-Pacific region. Officials said a new communications broadcasting satellite called Eastsat scheduled to be launched in 2004 and the Mugunghwa Five, which will be launched a year later, will broadcast various television programs and deliver high-speed Internet access and multimedia services to viewers in the Asia-Pacific region who can pick up the signals. They added talks are underway with neighboring governments in Asia including Japan and China for official approval.

(Arirang TV)