Intelsat’s Trevor Willoughby Discusses Intelsat EpicNG at GVF Oil & Gas

The need for on-the-move broadband communications to the oil and gas sector will only continue to surge in the years ahead. While Ka-band will play a role, customer demand is not being driven by a move to one particular frequency. As providers are forced to conduct operations in increasingly remote and harsh environments, offering reliable global solutions will only become more challenging, and the operators in the best position to respond will deliver the most throughput using all spectrum bands. Providing open, flexible network choices to customers is the only way to meet their needs, and our industry must continue to invest in its infrastructure if we are to keep pace with future bandwidth requirements.

Watch Intelsat’s Trevor Willoughby discuss how Intelsat Epic^NG will support the oil and gas sector at GVF Oil & Gas in Aberdeen, Scotland, 9:45-11:15am (BST) on May 13.

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"As consumer satellite operators unveiled their next-generation, high throughput satellite platforms, Ka-band became the frequency of choice for several companies. It is true that Ka-band will play a role in future communications offerings, but to truly make satellite-provided broadband services an integral part of the overall market rather than a niche solution, our industry must stop focusing on a particular spectrum, or on total throughput per spacecraft. What’s relevant is the throughput that can be delivered to each terminal in their network, regardless of which band is used. Our Intelsat Epic^NG platform perfectly illustrates this point."

Mohammad Marashi
VP, Strategic Innovation