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Sure South Atlantic Picks Intelsat to Connect Three British Island Territories

Intelsat-managed, multi-orbit solution to be provided for the Falkland Islands

Services chosen to deliver reliable, high-performance connectivity for citizens and organizations

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and Sure South Atlantic, an international telecommunications service provider, have signed an expanded agreement to enable Sure to improve the …

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Intelsat Completes Multi-Orbit Inflight Wi-Fi Tests  

The electronically steered array (ESA) antenna is the only commercially available product in the aviation industry capable of operations with LEO and GEO satellites

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), today announced the successful completion of inflight testing of …

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Intelsat Expands Global Reach for Deutsche Telekom IoT

Global satellite service complements cellular connectivity to enable solutions for more locations

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity, today announced that Deutsche Telekom IoT (DT IoT) intends to integrate Intelsat FlexEnterprise into its cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) offering to …

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Intelsat Appoints Gaurav Kharod as the Regional Vice President of Asia Pacific

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), today announced the appointment of Gaurav Kharod as the regional vice president for its Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Kharod comes from Intelsat’s India office, where he served as the managing sales director of …

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Intelsat and J-AIR Offer the First Free IFEC on Regional Aircraft in Japan

Intelsat’s 2Ku system on the first of J-AIR’s E190 aircraft and will be installing 13 additional aircraft by autumn 2024 (courtesy J-AIR).

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), along with Tokyo-based Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. today announced Intelsat’s connectivity …

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Intelsat Announces Successful Launch of Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 Satellites

Providing Dedicated Capacity for Live Sports and News Events

Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 satellites launched aboard Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket (photo courtesy Arianespace)

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity, announced the successful launch of Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36, geosynchronous …

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Intelsat Named Best Inflight WiFi Service, Two Years in a Row, by Global Traveler Magazine

Thanks to global coverage and network availability

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has been named the Best WiFi Service in commercial aviation by Global Traveler (GT) magazine, for the second consecutive year.

GT offers unique daily content catering to …

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Intelsat and Televisa Bring Viewers the World Cup

Televisa uses Intelsat’s Managed Media Services during the 2022 Qatar World Cup

Intelsat and GrupoTelevisa are bringing viewers in Mexico live action games from the 2022 Qatar World Cup

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), and GrupoTelevisa, a Mexican major …

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Intelsat Announces Successful Launch of Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 Satellites

Ensures reliable service to 100 million television viewers

The Maxar-manufactured Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 satellites launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 (photo courtesy of SpaceX)

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity, announced the successful launch of Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32, geosynchronous communications …

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Inspiring with STEM: Intelsat Begins Application Process for STEM Program in Africa

“Encouraging students to pursue STEM careers is Intelsat’s way of helping to develop Africa’s next generation of scientists, engineers and space enthusiasts”

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), is accepting applications to its Space STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) program …

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Intelsat Chooses SWISSto12 to Build Intelsat 45

Providing service continuity and growth capacity, HummingSat is smaller than conventional GEO satellites

Made with additive manufactured products, HummingSat complements much larger legacy spacecraft, boosting and expanding capacity where needed

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), today announced that scale-up …

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Virgin Australia Selects Intelsat for Inflight Wi-Fi

Intelsat’s 2Ku antennas to enable streaming quality, always-on connectivity

Photo credit: Virgin Australia

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), announced today that it has been selected to provide high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi to Virgin Australia’s fleet of existing 737NG aircraft and …

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ARTEAR Extends Intelsat Agreement for Content Distribution Across Argentina, the Americas

Intelsat’s Latin American assets and its Galaxy fleet over North America are top choices for programmers

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has signed a multi-year and multi transponder agreement with ARTEAR to meet the media company’s entire content …

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Intelsat and Televisa Expanding TV Programming to LATAM Viewers

Intelsat’s Media network provides distribution and contribution services to millions of subscribers

Televisa will be utilizing transponders across three satellites to provide TV programming to regional viewers

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has signed a multi-year and multi-transponder deal …

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Intelsat Announces Successful Launch of Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 Satellites

Serving 100 million television customers

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity, announced the successful launch of Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34, geosynchronous communications satellites that will ensure service continuity to Intelsat’s North American media customers.

The Northrop Grumman-manufactured Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 …

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Intelsat to Deploy Emergency Connectivity in Wake of Hurricane Ian

FlexMove terminals to be sent with responders from Help.NGO

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), is sending two FlexMove terminals to hurricane damaged Florida to provide emergency internet connectivity to the greater Ft. Myers area.

The terminals will be sent …

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Intelsat Joins the ITU Partner2Connect Digital Coalition

Partnership leverages power of the first global Unified Network to connect those in dire need  

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has joined the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition. The coalition is a multistakeholder alliance launched by the International Telecommunication …

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Slovak Telekom Renews Premium Content Delivery with Intelsat

The service provides Pay-TV distribution to viewers in Central and Eastern Europe

Multimedia operator to continue leveraging 1West multi-satellite neighborhood

MCLEAN, VA. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has agreed to a multi-year renewal for a managed service and network extension with …

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FBI Selects IGC FlexAir For High Performing, Secure Global Airborne Communications

MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat General Communications LLC (IGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat, today announced the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has awarded IGC partner Telecom International (TI) a contract to support the FBI’s mission requirement for resilient, secure, on-demand communications in clear and contested environments across the globe.

TI will be using IGC’S …

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Intelsat Commercial Aviation goes into Agreement with Nelco to Offer Inflight Connectivity in India’s Airspace

Intelsat enters India’s untapped commercial airline market

MCLEAN, Va. and MUMBAI, India – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), today announced the beginning of Intelsat’s inflight connectivity services in Indian skies through an agreement with Nelco, India’s leading satellite communication service provider.

This …

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