After Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm on the U.S. Gulf Coast in August, Intelsat and its customer Cubic provided critical internet connectivity to first responders and residents in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
According to news reports, Hurricane Laura rolled onto shore with winds upwards of 150 mph. It devastated large swaths of Louisiana, […]
In a recent article, we discussed the changing communications landscape of the public emergency management sector. This covered trends like end users’ evolving data and communication needs, the limitations of traditional networks to meet these needs and how natural disasters further disrupt communication channels. Together, these three factors can severely inhibit the preparedness and on-site
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 component for mission-critical success. To
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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 communications for applications such as real-time air space management,
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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 urgency
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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 similar to a cell phone plan
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Intelsat is the First Choice for Video Distribution in Africa
You can reach millions of households through one of our seven prime orbital locations and video neighborhoods that support DTT and DTH platforms and distribution. With over 800 channels already carried, new markets are at your finger tips and ready to grow.
Over 200 customers served via
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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 missions and reconnecting areas devastated by natural disasters and human
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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 to blame their service provider.
Service disruptions from mobile network outages result in
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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.
Hughes Network Systems recently
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 ideas on how to capitalize
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 Category 5 storm, the second
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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 localized content, international news and entertainment
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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 become especially pronounced for industrial
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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 age of connectivity”
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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 continues unabated today, with Intelsat. We are:
We are
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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 internet.
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 mobile broadband (3G). Yet today, there are approximately
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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 Internet and Communications Technology.
During “Connectivity: Best Practices,” the second
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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 demand for ubiquitous connectivity to enable data-hungry applications.
