Chinese commercial space company Geespace, a subsidiary of Geely Holding, has signed a cooperation agreement with Pakistani satellite communications operator Paksat International to support the deployment of satellite connectivity services in Pakistan and nearby markets.
“This partnership aims to improve [Pakistan’s] digital infrastructure, improve connectivity in remote areas and support the region’s growing digital economy,” Paksat said in a Facebook post.
The cooperation will focus on policy coordination, technical cooperation and market development for Geespace’s low Earth orbit IoT satellite constellation in Pakistan and surrounding areas, according to Geespace’s statement.
Under the agreement, Paksat will help with political engagement, spectrum coordination and compliance-related matters necessary for business operations in Pakistan, while the two sides will also explore cooperation in network access, service integration and marketing, the statement said.
Geespace CEO Wang Yang said the company would provide “all-weather” and “high-reliability” satellite communications services tailored to needs such as coverage gaps in hard-to-reach regions, industrial digitalization and inter-regional communications support.
Pakistan has tried to expand digital infrastructure, but operators face high costs and long construction cycles in mountainous and sparsely populated areas, leaving coverage gaps that satellite services could help address. Satellite links can also be used as backup communications when terrestrial networks go down, a China Economic Net (CEN) journalist understands.
Paksat, founded in 2004, operates Pakistan’s commercial satellite capacity and provides services to broadcasters, telecom operators, data and Internet service providers and government agencies, according to its corporate profile.
Geespace is building and operating an IoT constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites known as Geesatcom, and has completed six launches between 2022 and 2025, with 64 satellites currently in orbit. It has partnered with telecom operators and completed overseas commercial validation testing in more than 20 countries.
