[November 17, 2009] Intelsat to Provide Communications Infrastructure for Gilat Satcom's African Business Tweet Nov 16, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Intelsat announced that Gilat Satcom has signed multi-year renewal and expansion deals with Intelsat, securing capacity and teleport services that will increase Gilat Satcom's offerings for its domestic networks and broadband services to its customers in Africa. Gilat Satcom renewed its contract for capacity on Intelsat 901 and Intelsat 702, located at 342 degrees E and 66 degrees E, respectively. The company also signed prelaunch capacity commitments on Intelsat 14 (IS-14) and Intelsat 17, which will be located at 315 degrees E and 66 degrees E, respectively. In addition to these commitments, Gilat Satcom also initiated services on Intelsat 1R (IS-1R), at its current orbital location and contracted for additional capacity that it will use once IS-1R is moved to 310 degrees E following the launch of IS-14. Gilat Satcom also will utilize Intelsat's Fuchsstadt, Germany, teleport to host its broadband platforms. Intelsat is currently expanding its Fuchsstadt facility with the addition of 15 new antennas to enhance customer options for accessing the Intelsat fleet. "Long-term planning for our network platform and maintaining continuity of service into and out of Africa is critical for meeting current and future needs of our customers. This deal also allows us to expand our business in a new direction by providing domestic network and broadband services for our African customers," said Roy Hess, Gilat Satcom's CEO. "Intelsat's satellite and teleport infrastructure provides us with an effective solution for delivering the most in-demand applications such as Internet connectivity, private networks, VoIP services and disaster recovery communications to our enterprise, ISP and government customers." "Intelsat's commitment to expanding its satellite capacity and upgrading its teleports provides our customers with the infrastructure they need to support their long-term business strategies," said Kurt Riegelman, Intelsat's Senior VP, Global Sales. "By 2012, Intelsat will deliver approximately 5,000 MHz of incremental capacity to the African region." Gilat Satcom delivers voice, data and Internet telecommunications services using a variety of other fixed and mobile technologies. Gilat Satcom provides broadband Internet connectivity, mobile satellite services, VSAT private networks, wholesale Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services and disaster recovery. Gilat Satcom provides services to telecommunications, network service providers, enterprises and governments. Intelsat is a provider of fixed satellite services worldwide. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]