Ats Corporation (NYSE:ATS)

The Company, through its subsidiary, APT, is a leading provider of high quality satellite services throughout the PRC and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region. APSTAR System broadcasts satellite TV channels of many prominent international broadcasters, and PRC, Taiwan and Hong Kong broadcasters including CCTV, CETV-1, CBSAT, D-Sky and CableTV. The Company’s strategy is to serve as a preferred operator for these and other international and PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong broadcasters. The Company also provides transponder service to telecommunications operators, among others, Singapore Telecommunications Limited (“SingTel”), PCCW Global and China Telecom Corp. In addition, the Company also provides transponder service to certain major telecommunication operators in newly emerging markets including Indonesia. Such well-known customers include PSN. The Company comprised two main business segments, namely provision of satellite transponder capacity and related services, and provision of satellite-based broadcasting and telecommunications services. In order to reflect the segments of business affected by similar economic conditions, the satellite control services income have been aggregated to the segment of provision of satellite transponder capacity and related services.