The satellite industry is poised for more explosive growth in the region.

Despite all the challenges that the satellite industry is facing – like fierce competition from cheaper terrestrial technologies like fibre and microwave, and growth reaching a plateau in the US and Europe – Asia remains a bright spark.

At the CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2011 opening keynote held on June 20th at Shangri-La hotel in Singapore, David McGlade, CEO of Intelsat, explained why.

“The proliferation of hi-definition channels, deregulation by regional governments in the media sector – like India, Nepal and Vietnam – and the trend of content being consumed in the region at ever fast rates all contribute to this,” he said.

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Though 4G LTE (long term evolution) looks like the future for mobile broadband, the rival WiMax technology got a small boost yesterday with the launch of laptops in Malaysia that come with the wireless technology built in.

The likes of Acer, Dell and MSI launched a number of netbooks and notebooks that will let users log on, out of the box, to the wireless broadband service run by the country’s WiMax operator, PacketOne. …