<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (May 17): Global Invacom Group, the satellite communications equipment provider, says its Fibre Integrated Reception System (FibreIRS) has been recognised in Malaysia for its practicality, feasibility and reliability in providing solutions to fibre connections in buildings.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Global Invacom’s FibreIRS will be at the forefront of compliant product offering satellite broadcast reception in any building across the country. The product allows each individual area within a multi dwelling unit, office building, hotel or other complex, to be supplied with satellite services through one single antenna installation as if connected directly to its own antenna.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>There are further advantages over other systems in that it requires no additional power supply and uses one single fibre cable for installation rather than multiple, traditional coaxial cables.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Tony Taylor, Global Invacom’s Executive Chairman, says, “We are pleased that our internationally acclaimed FibreIRS has been recognised as a solution for national use in Malaysia. This is a major achievement that underscores our commitment to superior quality and strengthens our value proposition for Malaysian network operators and end-users.”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Shares of Invacom closed at 16 Singapore cents.</p></div>


SINGAPORE (May 17): Global Invacom Group, the satellite communications equipment provider, says its Fibre Integrated Reception System (FibreIRS) has been recognised in Malaysia for its practicality, feasibility and reliability in providing solutions to fibre connections in buildings.

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