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Intelsat

US
commercialFounded 1962
McLean, Virginia, United States
www.intelsat.com/
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Eutelsat has 37 geostationary satellites and Telesat has 17 geostationary satellites, and the two smaller C-Band Alliance members would use capacity on Intelsat and SES satellites to cover for their lost capacity.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralDec 20, 2018C-Band Alliance plan would require 5G networks to pay for eight new satellites

The C-Band Alliance’s plan includes new satellites that would enable Intelsat and SES to operate approximately the same amount of capacity while using only 300 MHz of spectrum instead of 500 MHz.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductDec 20, 2018C-Band Alliance plan would require 5G networks to pay for eight new satellites

Intelsat rebooked the Intelsat-38/Azerspace-2 satellite with another Intelsat-Ariane 5 mission that launched in September.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2018Arianespace, in final mission of 2018, launches French spy satellite

OneWeb has raised more than $2,000,000,000 to date from investors including SoftBank, Intelsat, and Coca-Cola.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipDec 13, 2018OneWeb scales back baseline constellation by 300 satellites

Panasonic Avionics has customized Ku-band payloads on satellites operated by Intelsat, SES, and Eutelsat and has another Ku-band payload under construction on Apsatcom’s Apstar-6D satellite that is scheduled to launch next year.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipNov 13, 2018Inmarsat preps new maritime product to fend off KVH competition

The C-Band Alliance agreed to offer 200 megahertz of C-band spectrum for use in 0.005 kg mobile networks, up from a 100-megahertz proposal first made in February by Intelsat, Intel, and SES.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipOct 22, 2018C-Band Alliance doubles spectrum offer to 200 megahertz

Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat formed the C-Band Alliance on 2018-10-01 to facilitate the transfer of C-band spectrum and distribute proceeds from cellular companies for replacement infrastructure and customer migration costs.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductOct 19, 2018ABS, Hispasat and Star One cry foul over C-Band Alliance

Intelsat invested in Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), a U.K.-headquartered group of companies with telecom infrastructure in Africa.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat invests in AMN • Iridium gets $44 million DISA contract extension • NSR finds slow growth in satellite operator revenues

Intelsat's investment in AMN aims to reach ultra-rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat invests in AMN • Iridium gets $44 million DISA contract extension • NSR finds slow growth in satellite operator revenues

As part of its agreement with Intelsat, AMN will use Intelsat satellite capacity for connectivity.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat invests in AMN • Iridium gets $44 million DISA contract extension • NSR finds slow growth in satellite operator revenues

Intelsat has 23 wide-beam satellites covering Africa and high-throughput spot-beam coverage from Intelsat Epic.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat invests in AMN • Iridium gets $44 million DISA contract extension • NSR finds slow growth in satellite operator revenues

Intelsat ordered the Galaxy-30 satellite from Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) in January.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipOct 8, 2018Intelsat: losing 200 or more megahertz of C-band will require new satellites

Jefferies estimated on 2018-10-02 that Intelsat could generate $3,900,000,000 from transferring C-band, SES could gain 3,600,000,000 EUR, and Eutelsat could gain 395,000,000 EUR.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipOct 8, 2018Intelsat: losing 200 or more megahertz of C-band will require new satellites

The Federal Communications Commission's point person for C-band established that 0.005 kg cellular networks will need at least twice as much satellite spectrum as Intelsat and SES initially estimated.

Mentioned as: intelsatTechnical ProductOct 8, 2018Intelsat: losing 200 or more megahertz of C-band will require new satellites

Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat founded the C-band Alliance on 2018-10-01 to oversee the C-band spectrum transfer and serve as the FCC-designated transition facilitator.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipOct 8, 2018Intelsat: losing 200 or more megahertz of C-band will require new satellites

Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat formalized the creation of the C-Band Alliance on 2018-10-01.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductOct 1, 2018Telesat changes tune, joins C-band spectrum group

Intelsat, SES, and Eutelsat agreed to cede portions of C-band spectrum in the United States to support 0.005 kg in exchange for financial compensation.

Mentioned as: IntelsatTechnical ProductOct 1, 2018What the satellite industry needs to know about where 5G stands

Intelsat and SES originally sought to open up 100 megahertz of the C-band, which stretches from 3.7 to 4.2 GHz.

Mentioned as: intelsatTechnical ProductOct 1, 2018Telesat changes tune, joins C-band spectrum group

The Ariane 5 launch on 2018-09-25 carried the Horizons-3e and Intelsat-38/Azerspace-2 satellites.

Mentioned as: IntelsatNarrative GeneralSep 25, 2018Arianespace launches 100th Ariane 5, completes Intelsat Epic constellation

Intelsat-38/Azerspace-2 supersedes Intelsat 12 for Intelsat’s Ku-band services supporting television broadcasts in Central and Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific.

Mentioned as: IntelsatOrg RelationshipSep 25, 2018Arianespace launches 100th Ariane 5, completes Intelsat Epic constellation
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