Intelsat is a multinational satellite services provider, delivering services to commercial, governmental, and military organizations. Operating one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, the company offers video broadcasting, broadband connectivity, and secure satellite communications. Intelsat partners with organizations like Vodafone, Gilat Satellite Networks, and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, and works with launch providers such as Arianespace and International Launch Services to manage its satellite program from design and construction through launch and in-orbit operations.
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Intelsat’s Ku-band portion of Intelsat-38/Azerspace-2 provides broadband connectivity for corporate networks and government services in Africa.
Luxembourg- and Washington-based Intelsat confirmed signal acquisition from both Horizons-3e and Intelsat-38/Azerspace-2 shortly after separation.
The IntelsatOne Flex platform serves more than 1,000 of the more than 7,500 vessels using Intelsat satellites.
KVH launched a maritime-focused high-throughput satellite network in late 2017 that is based largely on the Intelsat Epic constellation plus capacity from Sky Perfect JSAT.
The Intelsat-38/Azerspace-2 condosat launch, originally planned for May, will now launch in September together with Horizons-3e.
SES, together with Intelsat, Intel, and Eutelsat, submitted a plan to U.S. regulators offering 100 megahertz of C-band spectrum for 0.005 kg cellular networks.
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems was chosen to build Intelsat’s Galaxy-30 GEO satellite.
Intelsat, SES, Intel, and Eutelsat support a plan to free up 100 megahertz of C-band provided new users cover the cost of migrating customers and lost opportunities.
Intelsat launched the high-throughput Intelsat-37e satellite in September to serve the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
Intelsat operates more than 50 geostationary satellites.
In 2011, Intelsat signed a contract with MDA Corp., now part of Maxar Technologies, for a satellite-servicing mission that never materialized.
Intelsat will launch the Horizons-3e satellite, co-owned with Sky Perfect Jsat of Japan, later in 2018 to provide HTS capacity over Asia.
The FCC asked whether the 100 megahertz that Intelsat and SES agreed to offer should be an Initial Minimum Spectrum Benchmark.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on 2018-06-21 that incorporated some suggestions from Intelsat and Intel in preparation for a 2018-07-12 vote.
Intelsat, SES, and Intel believe a market-based approach would facilitate new use of the C-band in 36 months or less and that a regulatory mandate would take many years longer to implement.
Intelsat and Intel proposed allowing 0.005 kg networks to use some C-band spectrum provided cellular operators compensate satellite operators for transition costs and lost business.
Intel, allied with Intelsat and SES, indicated that a market-based approach could clear additional spectrum beyond 100 megahertz without taking more time to complete.
SES backed the Intelsat and Intel proposal by agreeing to clear only 100 MHz of C-band instead of the full 500 MHz allocated for satellite in the U.S.
A known Intelsat broadcast customer with 3,700 unlicensed dishes would incur more than $1,600,000 in FCC filing fees to register each dish at $435.
Intelsat awarded contracts to Orbital ATK subsidiary SpaceLogistics for two Mission Extension Vehicles slated to launch in 2019 and 2020.