GEE to leverage 10 Intelsat satellites, including two new Intelsat
EpicNG satellites, to provide high-performance
broadband connectivity to multiple markets across air, land and sea
LUXEMBOURG & MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2016--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, and Global Eagle
Entertainment (GEE) (NASDAQ: ENT), have entered into a new and expanded
contract to deliver reliable, high-performance broadband connectivity
across five continents and multiple vertical markets across air, land
and sea.
The multi-year, global service will utilize C- and Ku-band services on
eight satellites in Intelsat’s current mobility infrastructure as well
as two Intelsat EpicNG satellites, Intelsat 33e and Intelsat
35e. Overall, GEE now has contracted satellite services on three out of
the seven planned Intelsat EpicNG satellites and 17 Intelsat
satellites in total.
Earlier this year, Intelsat successfully launched Intelsat 29e and
Intelsat 33e, the first two satellites in its next-generation, high
throughput satellite (HTS) platform, Intelsat EpicNG. Since
late March 2016, new and existing networks have seamlessly transitioned
to Intelsat 29e, with customers experiencing up to 165% improvements in
efficiency. Using next generation hardware, Intelsat and its partners
have demonstrated potential efficiency gains of up to 330%.
The flexibility of Intelsat EpicNG’s open architecture and
backward-compatible design enables service providers such as GEE to
seamlessly transition to the Intelsat EpicNG platform and
immediately realize the efficiency improvements. As a result, they are
able to deliver higher throughput enterprise-grade broadband services
with improved efficiency to customers across all their vertical
applications.
“Our business model is based on helping our customers deliver an at-home
experience to millions of people moving around the planet – on planes,
cruise ships, superyachts and more. To do this, we need a seamless,
global and fully interoperable infrastructure that can be customized to
meet diverse and totally dynamic user demands. The performance,
scalability and global reach of Intelsat’s solutions will nicely
complement our extensive global ecosystem of satellite networks,
enabling us to provide ubiquitous, broadband connectivity and to shift
resources quickly – critical in the mobility markets we serve,” said
Abel Avellan, President and Chief Strategy Officer, GEE. “Intelsat EpicNG
satellites help us ensure our customers – and theirs – have access to
super reliable, high-speed broadband whether they’re in the air, on land
or at sea.”
Kurt Riegelman, Intelsat SVP Global Sales and Marketing, stated, “Rapid
changes taking place in consumer technology are altering demands for
broadband connectivity on a seismic scale. As a result, service
providers need flexible, secure and reliable technology that can quickly
adjust to these changes. Intelsat’s Globalized Network, with its open
architecture platform and scalable network, is perfectly suited to
deliver and provide our customers with the infrastructure they need to
seamlessly and cost-efficiently upgrade their fleet, meet surges in
demand and efficiently expand as well as shift services to new regions
as needed. In addition, the breadth and depth of Intelsat’s satellite
fleet and the power and improved economics delivered by Intelsat EpicNG
will allow customers such as Global Eagle Entertainment to deliver
seamless and reliable broadband connectivity anytime or anywhere around
the world.”
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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 Global Eagle Entertainment
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:ENT) is a leading provider of
satellite-based connectivity and media to fast-growing, global mobility
markets across air, sea and land. Supported by proprietary and
best-in-class technologies, GEE offers a fully integrated suite of rich
media content and seamless connectivity solutions that cover the globe.
With approximately 1,500 employees and approximately 50 offices on six
continents, GEE delivers exceptional service and rapid support to a
diverse base of customers around the world. Find out more at: www.geemedia.com.
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Source: Intelsat
Intelsat
Dianne VanBeber
Vice President, Investor Relations &
Corporate Communications
703-559-7406
dianne.vanbeber@intelsat.com
or
GEE
Kevin
Trosian
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
310-740-8624
Investor.relations@geemedia.com