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Intelsat Satellite Connectivity is Making Smart Farming a No-Brainer

(reading time: 10 minutes) Agriculture 4.0 and the Rise of Smart Farming Agricultural practices are largely the same today as they were in the 1970s at the end of the industrial agricultural revolution that brought high-yield crops, hybrid seed varieties, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and other mechanical infrastructures. These technologies ... Read More

Intelsat Connectivity Transforming Lives and Livelihoods in the Marshall Islands

Situated in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia, the Marshall Islands are an isolated and sparsely populated collection of five volcanic islands and 29 remote coral atolls. While the Islands offer much in beauty and as a popular destination for diving and marine life, the country was falling dramatically behind in ensuring all ... Read More

Powered by Satellite: The Next Generation of Field Journalism

In an increasingly virtualized world where workforces are remote and interactions happen on laptop screens, the ability to produce quality and effective journalism still requires reporters and broadcast teams to physically go to the places where the news is happening. In some cases, these locations are dangerous, are inhospitable, and lack the ... Read More

Furthering Digital Transformation in the Maritime Industry with Reliable Satellite Connectivity

The pace of digital transformation in the maritime industry continues to accelerate. Fleet owners and operators have embraced technology to better manage and cope with new climate regulations, evolving safety standards, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and the unrelenting demand for goods requiring transport by sea. Across all industry ... Read More

On a Strong Wicket to Respond to Pakistani Viewers’ Expectations

It was not very long ago when people in Pakistan had access to only a handful of TV channels for news and entertainment. Today, Pakistan’s media landscape, and its more than 130 channels, competes on the world stage by launching powerful dramas, engaging morning shows and exciting sports. With Intelsat, media organizations in Pakistan can ... Read More

Galaxy 19 Delivering Saba World Arabic and Persian Content to North America

Whether it’s news, sports, movies, or religious programming, the ability to access native-language content is important to multicultural audiences, no matter where they live. Lebanon-based Saba World, a key provider of managed services, is utilizing Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 (G-19) Direct-to-Home (DTH) neighborhood to provide content from the ... Read More

Exploring Intelsat for Cellular Backhaul: Solar Powered, Quick to Deploy, 4G Ready

Intelsat backhaul is powering 4G and 5G network expansion, enabling sustainability initiatives, and improving emergency response planning For decades, satellite service has been used to enable cellular phone services around the globe. The combination of ease of deployment relative to fiber or microwave and predictable service levels have provided ... Read More

Reliable Connectivity for Offshore Energy Operations

Reading Time: 8 minutes A surge in oil prices and rising energy demand has led to increased investments in offshore drilling. These “floating cities” are expensive to build with ocean-based rigs accommodating on-site employee housing, gyms, cafeterias, and infrastructure to transport oil to shore. But once offshore drill sites are up and ... Read More

Insatiable Data Demands Driving Intelsat’s Land Mobile Business: Recapping Via Satellite’s Thursday Morning Conversation with Joel Schroeder

Read time: 3 minutes With demand for reliable and ubiquitous connectivity increasing across a broader and more diverse array of vertical markets, including heavy equipment, commercial vehicles, trains, and agriculture, satellite networks continue to emerge as a critical part of the connectivity solution and more than just a redundant backup. ... Read More

Powering and Accelerating the True Virtualization of Space

When the virtualized era of satellite communications is realized, software will control and command all components of the connectivity process. Satellite users will have access to the bandwidth they need no matter whether in an airplane, on a ship or perhaps driving through a desert hundreds of miles from the nearest cell tower. The various ... Read More