Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 37e high-throughput satellites and
IntelsatOne Flex for Enterprise services will provide a simple path for
global expansion of broadband services
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2017--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, announced today that
Quantis Global, one of the leading broadband service providers in Europe
and Northern Africa, signed an agreement to enhance and expand the
Quantis network using services provided by Intelsat EpicNG
high-throughput satellites (HTS) and IntelsatOne Flex services, bringing
higher performing broadband services across the region.
Quantis, part of Eurona Wireless Telecom SA (MAB: EWT), will incorporate
services from two Intelsat EpicNG satellites, Intelsat 33e
and Intelsat 37e, and use Intelsat’s managed services offering,
IntelsatOne Flex for Enterprise, which delivers high-quality, global,
enterprise-grade, wholesale Mbps service. The network leverages Intelsat
teleports and will serve NGOs, enterprise, embassies, the oil & gas
sector, and maritime customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
“We added high-throughput services in order to meet the growing needs of
our existing customers as well as position for new revenue-generating
services that require higher throughput HTS,” said Aquilino Antuña, CEO
of Quantis. “After reviewing many options, it was clear that Intelsat
EpicNG and IntelsatOne Flex for Enterprise offer the best
path to immediately deliver more bandwidth and cost-efficient commercial
solutions to our blue-chip corporate, NGO and maritime customers. The
global footprint of the Intelsat solution also means we can support our
growth strategies in the countries where we currently operate as well as
quickly respond to new market opportunities anywhere in the world.”
Intelsat launched the first two satellites in the Intelsat EpicNG
platform in 2016. Intelsat 29e serves the Americas, and Intelsat 33e
began operations over Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia on
January 29th. Intelsat 37e is scheduled to begin service in 2018.
The flexibility of Intelsat EpicNG’s open architecture and
backward-compatible design enables service providers like Quantis to
seamlessly transition to Intelsat EpicNG and immediately
realize efficiency improvements, a signature of this high-throughput
platform.
“Intelsat EpicNG is delivering on the promise of HTS with
higher performance, better economics and simpler access,” said
Jean-Philippe Gillet, Intelsat’s Vice President, Europe, Middle East and
Africa. “Our customers asked for a flexible, global platform for
incorporating HTS, and we responded with IntelsatOne Flex for
Enterprise. This managed service accelerates time to market, allows
service providers to be more responsive to end users, and expands their
network with a robust and easily scalable broadband infrastructure.”
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About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) operates the world’s first Globalized Network,
delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and broadband services
anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized Network combines the
world’s largest satellite backbone with terrestrial infrastructure,
managed services and an open, interoperable architecture to enable
customers to drive revenue and reach through a new generation of network
services. Thousands of organizations serving billions of people
worldwide rely on Intelsat to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity,
multi-format video broadcasting, secure satellite communications and
seamless mobility services. The end result is an entirely new world, one
that allows us to envision the impossible, connect without boundaries
and transform the ways in which we live. For more information, visit www.intelsat.com.
About Quantis Global
Quantis is a leading satellite operator, belonging to the Eurona
Wireless Telecom, Business Group Telecom (MAB: EWT), specializing in
providing broadband and broadcast services in a global scale.
Headquartered in Madrid and with subsidiaries in Casablanca (Nortis),
Abidjan (Quantis CI), Cotonou (Quantis Benin) and Santo Dominto (Quantis
Caribe) .Quantis provides with its 60 employees and its infrastructure
of teleports and terrestrial POPs, unparallel quality telecommunication
services to more than 30.000 customers in Spain, Morocco, Europe and
Africa. Quantis delivers services to broadcasters, telecommunication
operators, NGOs, governments, utilities and oil companies in stranded
locations and challenging conditions all over the world. Both in Spain
and Morocco Quantis plays a leading role in solving the digital divide
providing high quality satellite residential services to households and
businesses in areas with no traditional broadband infrastructure
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Intelsat
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