Independent Dutch telecom provider Carrier to Carrier Telecom B.V. (C2C) has successfully uplinked on the new Telstar 11N satellite, managing the uplink almost immediately upon the satellite's release for operations.

With satellite capacity in short supply, C2C now offers its clients the opportunity for extensive growth and brings into play new, high power network possibilities for the European, North American, Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan African markets. C2C has built infrastructure to specifically access the Telstar 11N satellite via a new 6.3m Vertex antenna from the Company's teleport on the Netherlands. C2C infrastructure includes access to a redundant SDH fibre ring, redundant Carrier Ethernet or Gig Ethernet fiber, as well as telehouse infrastructure and connections to large Internet access providers based in Amsterdam. 

The Telstar 11N satellite was successfully launched on February 27th and, on April 1st, Telesat, the Telstar owner, announced the satellite was ready for commercial services and C2C immediately initiated operations. “To uplink on this satellite was a major mile stone for C2C and the start of new services over  Europe, North America, the Caribbean, and Africa has brought certain elements of our business strategy to fruition”, says Pier du Plessis, managing Director of Carrier to Carrier. “It takes guts and confidence in the satellite operator to begin planning and building infrastructure a year ahead of the launch date of a satellite; given the spate of satellite launch failures of the last few years. Our calculated risk paid off and now we are able to provide expansion capabilities to our clients with immediate effect.” Carrier to Carrier Telecom B.V. was established in 1999, with their satellite earth station located in the town of Biddinghuizen, which is 70 km north of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. C2C operates in the Government, Military, Oil & Gas, and Enterprise markets.