Our History

AST Australia is a Australian owned and operated company that is part of the privately owned AST Group of companies who have been established for over ten years and are represented in the UK, Singapore, South Africa, USA and Australia.

Gregory Darling in the UK formed AST in 1992 as a result of being a dissatisfied user of the Inmarsat satellite communications in various 'offshore' applications. The company grew and prospered in depth and capability by providing a superior level of service in a very competitive environment.

A friendly merger between AST UK, HB Pacific Pty Ltd and SatTel Australia led to the formation of the AST Australia.
Henrik Jacobsen established HB Pacific Pty Ltd as a marine electronics service company in 1992. Due to the increase demand for satellite communications, he formed a separate entity named SatTel Australia. Both entities had a long association with AST UK, thus the decision to merge came easily with no disruption to business.

AST Australia is now an independent organisation under the leadership of Henrik Jacobsen and his dedicated team of expanding employees.
This independence allows for decisions to be made quickly with the entire management team having a 'hands on' approach.

AST Group of Companies / Divisions

  • AST Group
  • Applied Satellite Technology Australia Pty Ltd
  • Applied Satellite Technology Australia Pty Ltd (Indonesia Office)
  • Applied Satellite Technology Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore Office)
  • AST Connections Ltd (UK)
  • Applied Satellite Technology Systems Ltd (Southampton, UK)
  • AST Distribution (UK)
  • Applied Satellite Technology Systems US LLC (USA)
  • AST Marine Sciences Ltd (UK)
  • AST Distribution (SA Office)

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