Unique Intelsat 35e HTS C-band spot beam solution delivering improved
efficiency and economics
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 30, 2017--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, announced today that
eProcess International SA, an affiliate of pan-African banking
conglomerate Ecobank Group, has signed an agreement to use the Intelsat
EpicNG high-performance platform to expand and strengthen its
corporate banking services throughout Africa.
eProcess International connects head offices and affiliates across 27
countries in Africa, enabling banking transactions and corporate data
exchanges through its network. Given the growth in commerce across the
African continent, eProcess sought to enhance its network to address
increasing transaction volumes for its customers.
The solution incorporates high-throughput Intelsat EpicNG
C-band spot beam capacity available exclusively on Intelsat 35e. This
complements the existing eProcess network, which is based on wide beam
C-band connectivity on Intelsat 903. Leveraging the backwards
compatibility of the Intelsat EpicNG solution and the higher
efficiency of the spot beams, eProcess is able to accommodate its
growing bandwidth demand across its pan-African network.
“Intelsat is a valued strategic partner that has worked with eProcess to
continuously optimize our network and provide cost-effective satellite
solutions to meet our growing connectivity needs,” said Claude Edmond
Traoret, Group Manager, Technology Services, eProcess International.
“Our banking and mining customers across Africa will truly benefit from
these latest improvements, as Intelsat EpicNG enables us to
deliver over 30 percent more throughput, driving improved economics
within our business model.”
“Intelsat EpicNG is delivering on the promise of HTS with
higher performance, better economics and simpler access,” said Brian
Jakins, Intelsat’s Regional Vice President, Africa. “The flexibility of
Intelsat EpicNG’s open architecture and backward-compatible
design enables our customers to easily incorporate HTS services into
their networks. This delivers immediate efficiency improvements,
enhances the level of service they can offer customers and also provides
additional resiliency and security for their network.”
Intelsat 35e is on schedule for launch in the second quarter of 2017.
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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 Ecobank
Incorporated in Lomé, Togo, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (Ecobank.com)
is the parent company of the leading independent pan-African banking
group, Ecobank. It currently has a presence in 36 African countries:
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic
Republic), Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Group employs over 20,000 people in 40 different countries in over
1,200 branches and offices. Ecobank is a full-service bank providing
wholesale, retail, investment and transaction banking services and
products to governments, financial institutions, multinationals,
international organizations, medium, small and micro businesses and
individuals. More information can be found on the Group's website: ecobank.com or
on Twitter: @GroupEcobank
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