“Together, we will be better positioned to deliver services for government applications via the new, combined GEO/LEO capabilities,” said Rick Henry, Director of Sales & Marketing at IGC. “We’ll be able to increase throughput and reduce latencies for ISR, UAS and Land Mobile missions via a global, hybrid network. And we can support real-time situational awareness with high performance comms-on-the-move applications.”Once OneWeb’s LEO satellites are launched in 2019 and linked to Intelsat’s constellation, the combined fleet will offer a truly global and affordable networking solution for mobile and fixed customers. Intelsat’s fully integrated Ku-band infrastructure, coupled with the combined company’s managed services, has the potential to support the development of an entirely new and extensive set of mass-market applications. Government customers will have access to advanced fixed and mobile services in support of civilian applications, as well as assured communications for first response and emergency services and secured military requirements. The transaction is expected to close late in the third quarter of 2017. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat, IGC’s day-to-day operations won’t be affected. The main benefit will be an acceleration of the ongoing technological enhancements, especially relating to Intelsat EpicNG satellites and smaller-form-factor antennas. This merger will accelerate the ability of the U.S. government to leverage existing commercial capabilities, test and evolve new technologies, and enable more rapid transition from prototypes into operational systems. Boosted by the merger of Intelsat and OneWeb, IGC will become a one-stop, GEO and LEO source of new and innovative capabilities to help governments keep pace in an increasingly contested space environment.
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