USTTI Explores the Satellite Industry and Regulatory Considerations

Intelsat has for many years provided a full day of classroom instruction and other learning activities on behalf of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the United States Telecommunications Technical Institute (USTTI).

The 2009 delegation, representing 18 countries, visited Intelsat's office in Washington, D.C. on Friday, 24 July. Of note, many former USTTI students have become business executives in their respective countries.

This year's instruction at Intelsat included presentations on the state of the satellite industry from Mohammad Marashi, Intelsat's Vice President of Product Strategy & Development, and Pascale Fromont, Senior Manager, Planning. Also on the agenda was a presentation on Regulatory issues given by Kalpak Gude, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel and former Via Satellite "Satellite Executive of the Year."

New Line Media Solutions selects Intelsat for "Pulse on America"

New Line Media Solutions is pleased to announce the selection of Intelsat for its highly acclaimed television series, Pulse on America. The segment will educate viewers on the use of satellites as a communication technology as well as discuss the history of Intelsat as part of a series on Impacting the Bottom Line."

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Genesis Network’s Cable Distribution Platform on the Intelsat Galaxy 23 satellite located at 121 degrees West

A complete end-to-end turnkey solution through the Genesis Network allows New Line TV Company to maintain very high quality and control over the finished product while enjoying the benefits of a cost effective and flexible “hybrid” solution.

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Hughes Expands Satellite Capacity with Intelsat in Latin American Market

Hughes do Brasil, will implement services with a new Ku-band capacity on Intelsat's (News - Alert) Galaxy-28 satellite to meet growing demands for its HughesNet broadband services across Latin America.

Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu, Intelsat's regional vice president, Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighted that, "The rate of adoption of more robust data services is accelerating rapidly throughout Latin America and Intelsat has been providing satellite capacity for Hughes since its entry into the provision of broadband satellite services in the region."

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First Steps on the Moon, First Global Broadcast

Forty years ago, the Apollo 11 crew blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on what would be, and is still considered by many, humankind’s most monumental space milestone. The Moon Landing Mission was broadcast live via Intelsat’s network, relatively new at the time, from 02:56 – 05:17 GMT on 21 July 1969 – the world’s first globally broadcast program.

Intelsat had only a few years earlier inaugurated the commercial satellite communications industry. Early Bird—the Intelsat I satellite—was launched on 6 April 1965. The Intelsat II satellites were built primarily to serve the communications requirements for NASA’s Apollo missions, although they provided other commercial services as well. When the Intelsat III satellites were being launched in the late 1960s, we already had satellites over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In mid-1969 we decided to move the Intelsat III F-3 satellite (The “F” in F-3 is “flight” three—the third in the series) over the Indian Ocean, which was the first time a commercial satellite would cover that region. That satellite went into service on 15 July 1969, just in time to be instrumental in sharing the Moon Landing with the world a few days later.

With all ocean regions covered from 36,000 kilometers above the Earth’s equator, we were poised to carry the world’s first globally broadcast television program—the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Mission. On 21 July 1969, the Eagle Lunar Lander transmitted its signals from the surface of the Moon to the Parkes Earth Station in southern Australia. Parkes relayed the signals to Moree Earth Station in eastern Australia, which forwarded the transmission to an Intelsat III satellite over the Pacific Ocean.

The live broadcast was transmitted to the world via two Intelsat III satellites, one Intelsat II satellite, and Early Bird was brought back into service for the event to carry the broadcast from the West Coast in North America to South America. The Moon Landing broadcast reached hundreds of millions of captivated viewers on six continents and would become the first of a now very long litany of global broadcasts provided throughout the last nearly 45 years via Intelsat.

HD Satellite High on Asia's List

HD Satellite High on Asia's List

as quoted in Broadband India Magazine

“Viewer demand for quality images, and particularly sports, will be a driver,” says David Ball, Intelsat’s Asia Pacific vice president. Intelsat now carries more than 115 HD channels. “Once viewers have a wider choice of HD content, their preference will be for HD over standard definition (SD)… pressures will emerge on SD channels to upgrade,” Ball says.

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NASA Releases Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk Video

NASA Releases Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk Video

Cycling, Cancer and Castles

Every year Intelsat employees around the world band together to support charities in their local communities. Recently, thirty-nine Fuchsstadt Teleport (that's near Frankfurt, Germany) staff and family members biked along the scenic Saale River Valley up to Bad Kissingen and then returned via bike to Intelsat's Fuchsstadt Teleport.

"Team Intelsat Fuchsstadt" rode in support of the charity organization “Station Regenbogen.” Station Regenbogen, or Rainbow Station, aids children living with cancer and cerebral tumors and their families. The organization also provides medical services.

Led by Teleport Director Franz Russ, part of the team opted to traverse the main parts of the new “Castle Bikeway.” While the riding was physically challenging, the scenery aesthetics made it quite a pleasant adventure. Encountered along the route were Trimburg Castle, Eiringsburg Castle, and Saaleck Castle.

In addition to supporting Station Regenbogen, for the second consecutive year, the event served as a fun, offsite, team-building experience for the teleport staff. The teams efforts resulted in more than three thousands Euros for the children of Station Regenbogen.

Other 2009 Team Intelsat charitable activities are planned for locations including London, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.

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Intelsat to be Exclusive International Satellite Carrier for Michael Jackson Memorial Service

Intelsat to be Exclusive International Satellite Carrier for Michael Jackson Memorial Service