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January 23rd, 2013

Intelsat + Global IP... Indian Ocean Impetus (Capacity)



Artistic rendition of the Intelsat-22 satellite
[SatNews] Intelsat S.A. has announced that Spain-based Global IP has signed...

...multi-year agreements allowing it to provide broadband service to its maritime customers in the Indian Ocean region. Global IP will use capacity on Intelsat 22 at 72 degrees East, Intelsat 702 at 33 degrees East, and the IntelsatOne(sm) terrestrial network to introduce advanced mobility services.

Global IP will collocate its DVB-S2 high-throughput platform at Intelsat’s teleport in Fuchsstadt, Germany, enabling access to the IntelsatOne infrastructure and Intelsat’s satellite fleet. The agreements enable Global IP to introduce worldwide Ku-band maritime services to oil and gas customers, as well as energy providers, in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Intelsat is scheduled to complete its global broadband mobility platform in the first quarter of 2013 with the launch of Intelsat 27, scheduled for January 31st.