LUXEMBOURG and JAKARTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2017--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network
and leader in integrated satellite communications, and PT Telekomunikasi
Indonesia, Tbk (PT Telkom), Indonesia’s largest satellite
telecommunications services company, announced today they have entered
into a collaboration agreement designed to provide options as the
companies explore new opportunities to serve a region with expansive
needs for broadband connectivity.
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Under the new, multi-year agreement, Telkom has relocated the Telkom-2
satellite to Intelsat’s 157° East orbital location, where it will be
co-located with Intelsat 5. This move allows Telkom to efficiently
manage its satellite fleet while expanding its use of Intelsat services
to complement PT Telkom’s network. The two satellite operators will also
analyze the potential to expand services at 157° East.
“In a country such as Indonesia, satellite services are critical to
meeting our customers’ increasing demands for data and video content,
regardless of location,” said Abdus Somad Arief, Director of Wholesale
and International Service Telkom. “By collaborating with Intelsat, we
can leverage our collective broadband expertise to support and spur
economic growth across Indonesia as well as enhance the lives of
millions of citizens within the country.”
“Our collaboration with Telkom demonstrates the value we place on
working with other satellite operators to optimize the potential of our
services in the region,” said Jay Yass, Vice President, Business
Development, Intelsat. “As our Intelsat EpicNG high
throughput satellites are introduced to the Asia region, with Intelsat
33e currently in service and Horizons 3e late next year, collaborations
such as this are essential to bringing the best solutions to the region.
We look forward to working with PT Telkom as we explore opportunities to
optimize our respective fleets in the region.”
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 Telkom Indonesia
Telkom Group is a state-owned telecommunications enterprise as well as
telecommunications and network service providers in Indonesia. Telkom
Group serves millions of customers throughout Indonesia with a complete
range of telecommunications services that includes fixed wireline and
fixed wireless connections, mobile communications, networking, and
interconnection services as well as Internet and data communication
services. Telkom Group also provides various services in the field of
information, media and edutainment, including cloud-based and
server-based managed services, e-Payment services and IT enabler,
e-Commerce and other portal services. For more information, please visit
our website at http://www.telkom.co.id/en/.
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Intelsat
Jason Bates
Media Communications Manager
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+1-703-559-7044
or
Telkom
Arif
Prabowo
Vice President, Corporate Communication
corporate_comm@telkom.co.id