MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 7, 2016--
Intelsat General Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat S.A.
(NYSE: “I”), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network, powered
by its leading satellite backbone, has been awarded a second contract to
provide satellite services to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
The one-year contract calls for 288 MHz of Ku-band service to support
U.S. military operations in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR),
which extends from North Africa through the Middle East and into the
Central Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
“This capacity will provide the U.S. military’s deployed command and
control nodes with robust reliable communications in remote locations,”
said Skot Butler, Vice President, Satellite Networks and Space Services,
at Intelsat General. “This will support vital C4ISR networks throughout
the CENTCOM AOR.”
The service, which began in February 2016, has four, one-year renewal
option periods and one six-month renewal option period. The new contract
follows a similar award made last September to support the United States
Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) operations with 144 MHz of Ku-band
services.
This contract was previously disclosed in a February 22, 2016, financial
statement by Intelsat, S.A.
About Intelsat General
Intelsat General Corp. provides satellite communications solutions to
military, commercial and government customers over Intelsat’s fleet of
approximately 50 satellites and a global terrestrial network of
teleports and fiber infrastructure. Intelsat General also offers these
customers the option of placing a dedicated hosted communications
payload aboard an Intelsat satellite. From remote military outposts,
disaster recovery sites and U.S. embassies to health and homeland
security agencies, Intelsat General’s solutions support even the most
complex operations, from routine to mission critical, anywhere on the
globe. These solutions address the numerous communications challenges
inherent in a wide range of applications. From Airborne ISR/UAV
scenarios to Distance Learning to Logistics, Intelsat General engineers
can enhance government, military and commercial communications to allow
customers to achieve their mission objectives. Based in McLean, VA,
Intelsat General is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat S.A
(NYSE: I). www.intelsatgeneral.com
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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