尽管遭受金融危机侵袭,亚洲卫星通信市场和业务供应商却未受太大影响。该地区对卫星通信的需求仍十分强烈,所以一旦某些国家经济允许,市场有望恢复。同时由于1996～1998年转发器的容量扩大了1倍,特别是Ｋｕ波段频率,市场竞争更加激烈,转发器的租用价格不断下降。1998年4月24～2 Despite the financial crisis, the Asian satellite communications market and service providers have not been much affected. The demand for satellite communications in the region remains strong, so the market is expected to recover once the economy in some countries is allowed. At the same time, as the capacity of transponders has doubled from 1996 to 1998, especially in the Ku-band frequency, the market competition is more intense, and the renting price of transponders is declining. April 1998 24 ~ 2