Boeing to Build CMMB Vision's L-band Satellite

CMMB Vision, a mobile multimedia service provider, and New York Broadband picked Boeing Satellite Systems International to build an L-band satellite, they said in a news release today. The NYBBSat-1 will support mobile multimedia services in China and other Asian markets. The new satellite will be launched in mid-2017 and replace the AsiaStar satellite, recently acquired by New York Broadband. New York Broadband signed a memorandum of understanding with CMMB Vision to lease the entire capacity of the satellite to CMMB. A launch vehicle hasn't been selected.