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Emergency Response Preparedness Requires the Right Land Mobile Solution
Proper preparedness is the backbone of any emergency response team. This allows team members to hit the ground running with little to no delays. There are many factors that must be considered for effective emergency response readiness. Among them, a reliable communication channel that provides quick information access remains an important componen ... Read More
FlexAir: At the cutting edge of broadband communications for aircraft
Demand for faster broadband communications for aircraft at high data rates has never been greater Uninterrupted connectivity has long been a requirement for government aviation, and for today’s military and other non-commercial government aircraft, demand for faster broadband communications at high data rates has never been greater. Enroute comm ... Read More
FlexMove: Easy-to-Deploy, High-Throughput Satellite Connectivity for First Responders
For disaster relief and emergency response teams, time is of the essence. A disaster is often measured in minutes: a small window of opportunity during which lives can be saved and property, such as land, forestry and natural habitats, can be protected. Delays in response could potentially mean the difference between life and death. This ... Read More
High-speed Communications for Government Aircraft: Interview with IGC’s Robert McCord
The company’s Senior Manager for Market Development, Robert McCord, spoke to Air Force Technology about FlexAir, Intelsat General’s managed service providing high data rate connectivity for government aircraft. Q: How did FlexAir come about? Robert McCord: FlexAir came about as a result of customer requirements for a managed service that was s ... Read More
Satcom Innovation that Continues to Deliver for Mission-critical Emergency Response
At Intelsat General, we continue to innovate solutions tailored to our customers’ evolving needs, particularly those performing mission-critical work on the front lines of emergency response, humanitarian aid and combat operations. In fact, our engineers and technical experts have spent decades supporting our customers’ disaster-recovery missi ... Read More
Keeping Mobile Customers Connected (and Happy) When Outages Occur
Whether texting a friend, checking the latest weather or news, or calling 911 for assistance, mobile subscribers depend on continuous, quality connectivity when using their cellular-enabled mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops). When that connectivity is unexpectedly interrupted, subscribers quickly become frustrated and turn immediately ... Read More
Intelsat General Supports Transmission of Live, High-Definition Video through Helicopter Blades
Sending live, high-definition video from the cockpit of a helicopter through its rotor blades and up to a satellite – with no disruption and minimal data or signal loss – has previously proved challenging. But now, beyond-line-of-sight satellite communication from a helicopter is possible, and Intelsat satellites are playing a crucial role. Hu ... Read More
Intelsat and Broadband TV News Explore Media Distribution Market in Central and Eastern Europe
Three-part webinar series now available on demand Intelsat recently hosted a three-part webinar series in partnership with Broadband TV News to discuss the current status and future of the media distribution market in Central and Eastern Europe. We were joined by industry experts who reviewed insights, technical challenges and trends, as well as ... Read More
After the Storm: Intelsat Helps Connect Cyclone-Battered Island
Capacity donation part of Intelsat’s ongoing work with UN Emergency Telecommunications Cluster Restoring communications on the island of Vanuatu in the Solomon Islands. Much needed communication relief has arrived on the remote of island of Vanuatu in the Solomon Islands. Cyclone Harold battered this area in early April, making landfall as a Cat ... Read More
Increased Demand for Content Creates Opportunities for Broadcasters in Africa
Intelsat helps broadcasters tap into growing direct-to-home market and bring in-demand content to more viewers across the continent Viewership habits in Africa are changing as consumers continue to demand a more personalized media experience across a variety of connected devices and one that’s catered to their growing preference for more localiz ... Read More
Introducing FlexMove – A New Era of Land Mobility Connectivity
A flexible and fully provisioned global managed service that removes the cost and complexity out of creating and managing a communications network In a recent blog, we explored the limitations of legacy networks and the challenges that arise from attempts to satisfy the increasing data demands from land mobility end users. The challenges ... Read More
Intelsat’s Restructuring will help Transform Satellite for a New Age of Connectivity A Q&A with CEO Stephen Spengler
The following interview with Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler ran in Connectivity Business on May 21, 2020. The full text of is reprinted here with the permission of Connectivity Business. To access the original article on the Connectivity Business website, please click here. “Intelsat’s restructuring will help transform satellite for a new ... Read More
Chief Commercial Officer on Intelsat’s Unwavering Commitment to Customers
Intelsat is “continuing to move business forward – at full speed and without interruption” Over the last 50 years, Intelsat has proudly fueled the success of our valued customers around the globe, helping them achieve extraordinary goals, facilitated by our secure and reliable connectivity and content-distribution services. That mission cont ... Read More
Cellular Coverage and Internet Access bring Life-changing Results to People in Remote Areas of Latin America
We often take for granted our access to technology. For people living in many countries, however, that luxury is often hard to come by. William Tabera is a cocoa producer in Centroamérica, San Martín, Peru. His family plucks the fruit pods and processes the seeds inside. Until recently, Tabera’s village didn’t have cellular service or ... Read More
The Future Begins Here: How Satellite Backhaul Enables a Brighter Tomorrow
Intelsat-hosted webinar details alternatives for quickly and economically closing the connectivity gap It’s common knowledge that internet connectivity brings socio-economic benefits to individuals and communities around the world. For most people who live and work in rural areas, however, the only way to connect to the internet is through ... Read More
Intelsat CEO on Connectivity Best Practices during COVID-19 and beyond
CEO Stephen Spengler participates in ITU “Digital Cooperation” webinar series Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler recently spoke about broadband connectivity best practices in the time of Covid-19 during a virtual event hosted by the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations’ specialized agency for Inte ... Read More
The Connectivity Transformation has Begun and Legacy Networks Won’t be the Future Solution
Organizations in nearly every sector are looking to increase operating efficiencies and improve processes. Whether for supporting advanced analytics, the Internet of Things, autonomous operations or connected continuity across multiple sites, the digital transformation is rapidly underway. This transition is perhaps no more evident than in the dem ... Read More
Intelsat’s Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
Environment, community and people are focal points of company’s CSR work For more than 50 years, Intelsat has been connecting the world with satellite technology. We’re perhaps best known for bringing monumental events, from the Moon landing and royal weddings, into the living rooms of millions of people around the globe. Some of our most ... Read More
Intelsat and AMN Bring Mobile Connectivity to 1,000th Site in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eighteen-month partnership has helped connect 3.5 million people This month, we celebrated an incredible milestone with our partner Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) – connecting the 1,000th remote site and bringing access to 3.5 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. Intelsat and AMN entered into a partnership in October of 2018 to accelerate the de ... Read More
MEV-1: A Look Back at Intelsat’s Groundbreaking Journey
On April 2, 2020, Intelsat 901 (IS-901) returned to service after docking with Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) in geostationary orbit. Intelsat celebrated IS-901’s mission-extension milestone almost 55 years to the day after the historic launch of Intelsat 1 (a.k.a. “Early Bird”), the world’s first communications sat ... Read More