Stronger relationships with mobile operators, ubiquitous broadband
services, and hybrid networks will meet fast-growing connectivity
demands and fulfill promise of 5G
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2019--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network and leader in integrated satellite communications, announced
that it has joined GSMA, the organization representing mobile operators
worldwide, to further strengthen the integration of satellite and
terrestrial technologies and advance 5G deployments.
Intelsat is now a full member of the London-based GSMA. The association
unites more than 750 operators with over 350 handset and device makers,
software companies, equipment providers, and internet companies as well
as organizations in adjacent industry sectors.
Satellites have a long-established record of complementing terrestrial
mobile networks to ubiquitously, seamlessly, and cost-effectively
deliver connectivity in and around cities as well as to more remote and
rural regions. With demand for broadband growing exponentially, driven
by consumers as well as by machine-to-machine and Internet-of-Things
applications, the development of fully integrated, hybrid satellite and
terrestrial networks will be essential to meeting that demand and in an
efficient and cost-effective manner. Incorporating the strengths of
different technologies under one seamless network will accelerate the
development of the 5G network architecture. This will deliver enhanced
connectivity to a world in constant motion and expand opportunities for
the entire MNO ecosystem, a shared goal of Intelsat and the GSMA.
“As 5G comes to market, we must capitalize on the strengths of multiple
delivery technologies to satiate the connectivity demands of businesses
and communities around the world,” said Jean-Philippe Gillet, Intelsat’s
vice president and general manager of Networks. “By joining the GSMA, we
will continue to forge new working relationships and develop business
models that accelerate the expansion of more powerful mobile networks.
We will collaborate even more closely with companies across the mobile
ecosystem and build innovative partnerships that incorporate the
complementary strengths of satellite and terrestrial technologies and
create the hybrid networks that advance the cost-effective deployment of
mobile connectivity around the world.”
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.
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