Rendition of Kacific-1/JCSAT 18. Photo: Kacific

Kacific is actively planning to build its second satellite, Kacific2, the company revealed last Thursday. Plans for Kacific2 include coverage over Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, as well as expanded reach into South East Asia, further into Central and Western Asia, and potentially Eastern Africa.

Like Kacific1, Kacific2 will use a spot beam system with dynamic bandwidth reallocation to adapt to market demand. According to Kacific CEO Christian Patouraux, the company has already established distribution and market presence for its broadband internet service in several markets. Kacific1 was launched in Dec. 2019, and was built by Boeing.

Kacific has not set a target launch date for Kacfic2.

“The successful launch and deployment of Kacific1 last year and current strong demand for its services allowed us to prove both our capabilities and our business case despite the pandemic,” Patouraux said. “We’ve shown how rapidly we can meet pent-up demand for internet access in Asia and the Pacific with satellite technology, not only as trunk and mobile backhaul links to telcos but also as direct broadband internet to governments and to ISPs serving enterprises and consumers.”