Global Eagle Entertainment and Intelsat Sign ‘Epic’ Expansion Deal
October 26 2016 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
GEE to leverage 10 Intelsat satellites, including two new
Intelsat EpicNG satellites, to provide high-performance broadband
connectivity to multiple markets across air, land and sea
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first
Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, and
Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) (NASDAQ: ENT), have entered into a
new and expanded contract to deliver reliable, high-performance
broadband connectivity across five continents and multiple vertical
markets across air, land and sea.
The multi-year, global service will utilize C- and Ku-band
services on eight satellites in Intelsat’s current mobility
infrastructure as well as two Intelsat EpicNG satellites, Intelsat
33e and Intelsat 35e. Overall, GEE now has contracted satellite
services on three out of the seven planned Intelsat EpicNG
satellites and 17 Intelsat satellites in total.
Earlier this year, Intelsat successfully launched Intelsat 29e
and Intelsat 33e, the first two satellites in its next-generation,
high throughput satellite (HTS) platform, Intelsat EpicNG. Since
late March 2016, new and existing networks have seamlessly
transitioned to Intelsat 29e, with customers experiencing up to
165% improvements in efficiency. Using next generation hardware,
Intelsat and its partners have demonstrated potential efficiency
gains of up to 330%.
The flexibility of Intelsat EpicNG’s open architecture and
backward-compatible design enables service providers such as GEE to
seamlessly transition to the Intelsat EpicNG platform and
immediately realize the efficiency improvements. As a result, they
are able to deliver higher throughput enterprise-grade broadband
services with improved efficiency to customers across all their
vertical applications.
“Our business model is based on helping our customers deliver an
at-home experience to millions of people moving around the planet –
on planes, cruise ships, superyachts and more. To do this, we need
a seamless, global and fully interoperable infrastructure that can
be customized to meet diverse and totally dynamic user demands. The
performance, scalability and global reach of Intelsat’s solutions
will nicely complement our extensive global ecosystem of satellite
networks, enabling us to provide ubiquitous, broadband connectivity
and to shift resources quickly – critical in the mobility markets
we serve,” said Abel Avellan, President and Chief Strategy Officer,
GEE. “Intelsat EpicNG satellites help us ensure our customers – and
theirs – have access to super reliable, high-speed broadband
whether they’re in the air, on land or at sea.”
Kurt Riegelman, Intelsat SVP Global Sales and Marketing, stated,
“Rapid changes taking place in consumer technology are altering
demands for broadband connectivity on a seismic scale. As a result,
service providers need flexible, secure and reliable technology
that can quickly adjust to these changes. Intelsat’s Globalized
Network, with its open architecture platform and scalable network,
is perfectly suited to deliver and provide our customers with the
infrastructure they need to seamlessly and cost-efficiently upgrade
their fleet, meet surges in demand and efficiently expand as well
as shift services to new regions as needed. In addition, the
breadth and depth of Intelsat’s satellite fleet and the power and
improved economics delivered by Intelsat EpicNG will allow
customers such as Global Eagle Entertainment to deliver seamless
and reliable broadband connectivity anytime or anywhere around the
world.”
Supporting Resources:
- Learn more about Intelsat’s Mobility
Services: http://www.intelsat.com/solutions/mobility/
- Learn more about Intelsat EpicNG:
http://www.intelsat.com/global-network/satellites/epicng/
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 Global Eagle Entertainment
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:ENT) is a leading
provider of satellite-based connectivity and media to fast-growing,
global mobility markets across air, sea and land. Supported by
proprietary and best-in-class technologies, GEE offers a fully
integrated suite of rich media content and seamless connectivity
solutions that cover the globe. With approximately 1,500 employees
and approximately 50 offices on six continents, GEE delivers
exceptional service and rapid support to a diverse base of
customers around the world. Find out more at: www.geemedia.com.
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