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Dec 08, 2009, post by Satellite News
A second site for the Regional African Satellite Communication (RASCOM) is under construction in Gambia. The foundation stone for the site was laid Monday, at a ceremony presided over by Gambia’s Vice President, Aja Dr Isatou Njie Saidy, who informed: “The Gambia is proud to be associated with the lofty and commendable goals of RASCOM.”
A Pan-African Organization established in 1993, RASCOM has the objective of delivering a Pan-African connectivity network across the continent, and it has over the year’s plaid a leading role in enhancing the continent’s telecommunication infrastructure landscape.
RASCOM is the product of an intergovernmental treaty-based organization with the prime objective of the provision, on a commercial basis, of the satellite capacity required for national and international public telecommunications services, including sound and television broadcasting in Africa.
The organization presently operates by pooling and optimizing space resources leased mainly from INTELSAT. Its aim is to operate on an entirely Africa-owned regional satellite system.
The creation of a continental satellite network resulted from a study initiated by RASCOM. And this, according to the Gambia’s vice president, is an assurance to boost Gambia’s drive towards attaining the middle income country status in line with the objectives of its national Vision 2020.
About Intelsat.
Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services worldwide. Since its founding in 1964, Intelsat has provided transmission services for milestone events, including the global delivery of video signals of the first moonwalk, providing the “hot line” connecting the White House and the Kremlin and transmitting live television coverage of every Olympics since 1968.
Intelsat has one of the largest, most flexible and most reliable satellite fleets in the world, covering over 99% of the world’s population. Intelsat operates more than approximately 50 satellites with a fully integrated satellite operations model that features two operations centers connected by redundant fiber, resulting in a robust monitoring and control system that is unrivaled in the industry. A terrestrial network of teleports, points of presence and leased fiber links that Intelsat uses to carry traffic and provide satellite access for its customers, complements its satellite fleet.
Dec 05, 2009, post by Satellite News
Intelsat, Ltd. has informed that a Zenit-3SLB vehicle successfully launched the Intelsat 15 satellite (IS-15) from the Land Launch facilities at the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. Liftoff occurred at 4:00 p.m. ET, followed by signal acquisition and spacecraft separation about six and a half hours later at 10:28 p.m. ET.
The satellite, crafted by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will deliver video and data services through its high power Ku-band payload. Once IS-15 is operational, it will replace Intelsat’s 709 satellite at 85 degrees East. Consumers will use IS-15’s capacity to distribute in-demand services that include cellular backhaul, for wireless communications to rural areas; broadband networks for enterprise applications; IP trunking, for robust Internet connectivity; and video services, for DTH programming. Of the IS-15’s 22 Ku-band transponders, five are owned by SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. The IS-15 satellite furthers the strong relationship between Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. Intelsat and JSAT International, the U.S. subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Corp., jointly own the Horizons 1 and Horizons 2 satellites, providing video and network services throughout North America.
Orbital’s STAR-2.4 spacecraft platform carries a Ku-band payload that will produce 4.6 kW of DC power and features advanced antennas, including two 2.3 meter dual-grid deployable antennas as well as a 1.4 meter dual-grid deck-mounted antenna. The Intelsat 15 satellite is expected to have a useful life on orbit of at least 17 years.
About Intelsat.
Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services worldwide. Since its founding in 1964, Intelsat has provided transmission services for milestone events, including the global delivery of video signals of the first moonwalk, providing the “hot line” connecting the White House and the Kremlin and transmitting live television coverage of every Olympics since 1968.
On a day-to-day basis, Intelsat supplies video, data and voice connectivity in approximately 200 countries and territories for approximately 1,800 customers, many of which Intelsat has had relationships with for over 30 years. Some of the world’s leading media and communications companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and government/military organizations hallmark Intelsat’s customer base. Customers access capacity through extensive service offerings, which include transponder services, hybrid managed services combining satellite capacity and terrestrial facilities, and channel services.
Intelsat has one of the largest, most flexible and most reliable satellite fleets in the world, covering over 99% of the world’s population. Intelsat operates more than approximately 50 satellites with a fully integrated satellite operations model that features two operations centers connected by redundant fiber, resulting in a robust monitoring and control system that is unrivaled in the industry. A terrestrial network of teleports, points of presence and leased fiber links that Intelsat uses to carry traffic and provide satellite access for its customers, complements its satellite fleet.
Nov 18, 2009, post by Satellite News
Intelsat, Ltd. has inked a multi-year distribution agreement with Corporate Satellite Communications (CSC/DVS) for Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global Maritime service.
CSC/DVS’s consumers will benefit from the Intelsat Network Broadband Global Maritime service’s always-on broadband connection and automatic beam switching technology, offered for a flat monthly fee. These features differentiate Intelsat’s global platform from most narrow band-based services or other VSAT solutions currently offered in the maritime industry.
Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global Maritime service, part of the Company’s GlobalConnex (GXS) portfolio of services, uses C-band capacity provided via three ocean-region satellites: Intelsat 602 at 178 degrees East, Intelsat 707 at 307 degrees East, and Intelsat 906 at 64 degrees East. Intelsat’s terrestrial network, which includes hubs at Fuchsstadt, Germany, and Riverside, California, completes its seamless global network. Intelsat’s Network Broadband service is an iDirect-based platform for multi-location businesses that demand a seamless platform for converged applications.
In 2008, CSC, a wireless communication infrastructure provider, merged its satellite operations with DVS, a well entrenched system integrator within the maritime segment. Through this combined entity, CSC created a company designed to address the future broadband needs for maritime commercial, as well as the cruise and yachting market place. DVS has a well established reputation as a leader in providing, installing, and maintaining Geosynchronous antennas at sea. DVS has installed over 1,500 antennas globally and maintains more than 200 vessels currently at sea. CSC’s satellite division operates 12 large, 9 to 13 meter high powered antennas between their Miami and New Jersey sites.
