Intelsat General (IGC) Again Selected to Deliver Radio and Television Programming to U.S. Troops Worldwide
April 24 2018 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
IGC will lead team providing global service to the American
Forces Network (AFN) using six satellites and five teleports
Intelsat General, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat (NYSE:
I), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in
integrated satellite communications, today announced that the
Company will distribute television and radio programing to U.S.
servicemen and women stationed around the world, working with the
support of three other satellite and ground service providers.
Intelsat General has been carrying the global satellite feed for
the American Forces Network (AFN) for more than 15 years, bringing
U.S. troops on land and at sea a wide variety of television and
radio programming. The new one-year contract with four renewable
option years will involve six satellites and five teleports at
various locations around the globe, as well as the IntelsatOne
terrestrial fiber network. The other partners involved in providing
the service are SES Government Solutions, Korea Telecom and Allen
Communications.
“We have been supporting the American Forces Network for a
number of years and this new contract will allow us to continue to
distribute programming that is so important to the morale of our
troops at home, at sea and abroad,” said Rick Henry, VP of Sales
and Marketing for Intelsat General. “Our globalized network enables
AFN programming to reach more than one million service men and
women stationed in the most remote areas of the globe, allowing
them to feel closer to home whether they are watching an NFL
football game or an episode of a television series.”
The AFN will provide Intelsat General with three data streams
for distribution globally, using uplink teleports in California and
Maryland in the United States as well as South Korea and Germany.
Intelsat will distribute the AFN programming to ships at sea and
fixed military bases in the Atlantic Ocean Region, the Indian Ocean
Region, and the Continental U.S., Greenland, Central America and
Cuba.
The American Forces Network, based at Fort Meade in Maryland,
traces its origins to a single Army radio station established in
Kodiak, Alaska, to entertain isolated soldiers at the beginning of
World War II. It has since grown to provide a wide range of
around-the-clock radio and television programming from a variety of
commercial sources, giving U.S. troops worldwide the same access to
news, sports and entertainment that they might enjoy at home.
About Intelsat General
Intelsat General (IGC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat,
operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in
integrated satellite communications. IGC provides its government
and commercial customers with high-quality, cost-effective,
communications solutions via Intelsat’s leading satellite backbone
and terrestrial infrastructure. Our customers rely on IGC to
provide secure and seamless broadband connectivity, video
communications, and mobility services for mission-critical
operations anywhere on the globe through our open, inter-operable
architecture.
www.intelsatgeneral.com
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IntelsatNancy NoltingSenior Marketing Manager,
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