The IPSTAR concept was created out of the company's vision of enabling satellite technology to play an important role in the multimedia revolution and the coming convergence of information and communication technologies., Serving broadband Internet bandwidth requirements, IPSTAR Australia Pty, Ltd, one of Australia's leading satellite operators, in partnership with Shin Satellite, has for the past 8 years been developing a new broadband satellite system that will effectively deliver broadband solutions to residential and corporate consumers throughout Australia. Shin Satellite has funded its US technology partner, which has led to the development, design and patenting of IPSTAR's core technologies that are the basis of the IPSTAR Broadband Satellite System.

IPSTAR aims to achieve a low cost user terminal and bandwidth in order to provide a large scale bandwidth platform of satellite-based broadband that competes more effectively with other terrestrial broadband solution such as ADSL, Cable Modem and Fixed Wireless while, at the same time, retaining the key satellite advantages of large coverage, and fast and flexible service deployment.