IGC will lead team providing global service to the American Forces
Network (AFN) using six satellites and five teleports
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 24, 2018--
Intelsat General, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat (NYSE: I),
operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in
integrated satellite communications, today announced that the Company
will distribute television and radio programing to U.S. servicemen and
women stationed around the world, working with the support of three
other satellite and ground service providers.
Intelsat General has been carrying the global satellite feed for the
American Forces Network (AFN) for more than 15 years, bringing U.S.
troops on land and at sea a wide variety of television and radio
programming. The new one-year contract with four renewable option years
will involve six satellites and five teleports at various locations
around the globe, as well as the IntelsatOne terrestrial fiber network.
The other partners involved in providing the service are SES Government
Solutions, Korea Telecom and Allen Communications.
“We have been supporting the American Forces Network for a number of
years and this new contract will allow us to continue to distribute
programming that is so important to the morale of our troops at home, at
sea and abroad,” said Rick Henry, VP of Sales and Marketing for Intelsat
General. “Our globalized network enables AFN programming to reach more
than one million service men and women stationed in the most remote
areas of the globe, allowing them to feel closer to home whether they
are watching an NFL football game or an episode of a television series.”
The AFN will provide Intelsat General with three data streams for
distribution globally, using uplink teleports in California and Maryland
in the United States as well as South Korea and Germany. Intelsat will
distribute the AFN programming to ships at sea and fixed military bases
in the Atlantic Ocean Region, the Indian Ocean Region, and the
Continental U.S., Greenland, Central America and Cuba.
The American Forces Network, based at Fort Meade in Maryland, traces its
origins to a single Army radio station established in Kodiak, Alaska, to
entertain isolated soldiers at the beginning of World War II. It has
since grown to provide a wide range of around-the-clock radio and
television programming from a variety of commercial sources, giving U.S.
troops worldwide the same access to news, sports and entertainment that
they might enjoy at home.
About Intelsat General
Intelsat General (IGC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat,
operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in
integrated satellite communications. IGC provides its government and
commercial customers with high-quality, cost-effective, communications
solutions via Intelsat’s leading satellite backbone and terrestrial
infrastructure. Our customers rely on IGC to provide secure and seamless
broadband connectivity, video communications, and mobility services for
mission-critical operations anywhere on the globe through our open,
inter-operable architecture.
www.intelsatgeneral.com
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Source: Intelsat
Intelsat
Nancy Nolting
Senior Marketing Manager, Government
703-559-7917
nancy.nolting@intelsat.com