Intelsat EpicNG will enable Axesat to meet diverse range of
customers’ needs while consolidating operations previously spread across
multiple satellite platforms
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 2, 2015--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), the world’s leading provider of satellite
services, today announced that Axesat S.A. has signed a multi-year
agreement for satellite services on the high-performance Intelsat EpicNG
platform. Axesat, the largest provider of satellite-based corporate
networks in Colombia, selected the Intelsat 29e satellite as the best
choice to support the growing needs of its corporate enterprise
customers as well as its cellular backhaul customers throughout Latin
America.
Under the agreement, Axesat will consolidate services spread across
multiple satellites and operators, including Intelsat 805 and Intelsat
14, onto Intelsat 907 at 332.5°E and Intelsat 29e at 310°E. This will
enable Axesat to deliver services to a diverse group of customers and,
with the flexibility of Intelsat’s satellite services, to tailor unique
solutions for each.
Intelsat 29e, scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2016,
features the most advanced digital payload in the commercial satellite
market, bringing unprecedented power, efficiency and accessibility to
the marketplace. Its combination of high-power Ku-band spot beams, wide
beams, open architecture design and backward compatibility will enable
Axesat to easily integrate Intelsat EpicNG into its existing
network with minimal upfront capital expenditures. This will result in
increased efficiencies and allow Axesat to focus on growing its business
and expanding into new geographic areas.
“We reviewed many high throughput satellite (HTS) options and committed
to Intelsat EpicNG because it provides the improved
efficiency and hardware independence that we considered vital to our
plans,” said Mauricio Segovia, President of Axesat. “Intelsat will allow
us to seamlessly integrate HTS into our existing network, deliver more
bandwidth and cost-efficient commercial solutions to our corporate and
cellular backhaul customers, as well as support our growth strategies in
the countries where we operate.”
"We designed Intelsat EpicNG to bring more power, better
economics and make satellite more accessible to existing and potential
customers. This enables companies such as Axesat to easily scale their
existing infrastructure and take full advantage of HTS to meet the
burgeoning demands for broadband connectivity in the region,” said Kurt
Riegelman, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Intelsat. “With
3G networks on the rise in Latin America and the need for rural
connectivity never greater, the Intelsat EpicNG platform will
allow Axesat to capture growth in existing markets, expand their
services into new locations and, importantly, improve broadband
connectivity in the areas they wish to serve.”
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About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) is the world’s leading provider of satellite
services, delivering high performance connectivity solutions for media,
fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure, enterprise and government and
military applications. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber
infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for
transmissions of video and broadband services. From the globalization of
content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular
networks and mobile broadband access, with Intelsat, envision your
future network, connect using our leading satellite technology and
transform your opportunities. Envision…Connect…Transform…with Intelsat.
For more information, visit www.intelsat.com.
About Axesat
Founded in 2003, Axesat is satellite service provider based in Bogota,
Colombia, with more than 10,000 VSATs and SCPC sites installed. Axesat
serves corporate customers in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador,
Mexico and Central America, providing data, broadband, video and VoIP
solutions for customers in the Government, Mining/Oil & Gas, Retail, and
Financial sectors, among others. For further information on the company,
please visit www.axesat.com.
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Intelsat
Michele Loguidice
Director, Investor Relations and
Corporate Communications
+1 703-559-7372
michele.loguidice@intelsat.com
