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Intelsat 33e, the Second Intelsat EpicNG Satellite, Successfully Launched into Orbit
Intelsat (News - Alert) S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world's first Globalized
Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, today announced that
Intelsat 33e, the second of seven planned Intelsat EpicNG
high throughput satellites, was launched successfully from French Guiana
aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Liftoff occurred at 6:16 p.m. EDT.
The Intelsat 33e satellite separated from the rocket's upper stage at
6:44 p.m. EDT, and signal acquisition has been confirmed.
Intelsat 33e, manufactured by Boeing (News - Alert), will bring high throughput
capacity in both C- and Ku-band to the Africa, Europe, Middle East and
Asia regions from 60°E. The satellite will join Intelsat 29e, the first
Intelsat EpicNG satellite, which was launched in January 2016
over the Americas and North Atlantic Ocean region, to form a high
throughput overlay to Intelsat's fleet of enterprise-grade, wide beam
satellites.
Intelsat 33e is equipped with the sector's most advanced digital payload
on a commercial spacecraft and combines wide beams and spot beams with
frequency reuse technology. The digital payload provides customers with
unprecedented security and flexibility, enabling seamless access and the
ability to shift capacity to match their usage needs in a particular
region or timeframe. Intelsat EpicNG is optimized to provide
satellite connectivity for applications including the Internet of
Things, enterprise, wireless infrastructure, aeronautical and maritime
mobility and government, which are expected to provide a combined $3.3
billion incremental industry-wide revenue opportunity between 2015-2021.
"Intelsat 33e marks another significant milestone as we continue our
'epic' journey toward meeting our customers' needs for higher
performance, improved economics and simplified access to satellite
solutions," stated Stephen Spengler, Chief Executive Officer, Intelsat.
"Our first high throughput satellite, Intelsat 29e, is already in
service and exceeding our customers' expectations in the Americas. With
Intelsat 33e, customers operating in EMEA and the Asia Pacific regions
will now be able to leverage Intelsat EpicNG's differentiated
capabilities and greater efficiencies to grow their businesses and
deliver enhanced value to their customers."
Mr. Spengler continued, "Intelsat 33e and the Intelsat EpicNG
architecture are fully backwards compatible and interoperable with
Intelsat's existing satellite fleet and terrestrial infrastructure. This
allows customers to cost efficiently use currently deployed network
hardware so that they can have immediate access to high performance
connectivity. Intelsat 33e also brings us one step closer to providing
the first global, fully interoperable wide beam and high throughput
Ku-band broadband service. We remain on schedule to launch the remaining
five Intelsat EpicNG satellites. The 2018 launch of our
Horizons 3e satellite will complete our global coverage, adding the
Pacific Ocean region."
The Intelsat 33e payload will deliver carrier-grade services to fixed
and mobile network operators, and broadband for applications such as
enterprise, aeronautical and maritime mobilty and government. Companies
such as EMC, Gogo, Harris CapRock, KVH (News - Alert), Marlink, Panasonic Avionics,
Romantis, Supernet, and Television and Radio Broadcasting Network of
Armenia (TRBNA), will be among the first to deploy services on the
platform.
Intelsat 33e is the 57th Intelsat satellite launched by
Arianespace (News - Alert). It will replace Intelsat 904, which will be redeployed.
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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.
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