COMSAT Takes Flight with FlexAir: Intelsat General’s New Managed Service for Government Aviation
December 13 2018 - 08:30AM
Business Wire
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), the world’s leading provider of
satellite services and integrated communications, announced today
that COMSAT, a leading operator of customized and secure end-to-end
satellite communication services to the United States (U.S.)
government, will be the first solutions partner to market FlexAir
to U.S. government aviation users and coalition partners. FlexAir
will deliver high performing, resilient broadband service for
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions as
well as in-flight communications for government officials, troops
and cargo aircraft.
COMSAT is adding FlexAir to its suite of airborne satellite
communications services to continue to offer the Warfighter the
best solution for their mission needs, where ever that may be
worldwide. COMSAT will have immediate access to Intelsat’s global,
flexible and proven Ku-band satellite fleet, including the Intelsat
EpicNG high-throughput satellites (HTS). FlexAir is unique as it is
the first commercially available aeronautical service for
45cm-performance equivalent Ku-band antennas that is being provided
to the government as a managed service with a predictable and
affordable cost structure. FlexAir will enable government users to
select among several service offerings, allowing them to choose the
right plan based on their data rate and geographic needs without
having to make an upfront commitment.
“FlexAir was designed with government users in mind,” said Skot
Butler, Intelsat General’s president. “Global, seamless and
scalable, FlexAir provides government aviation users with high
performing, secure and cost-effective bandwidth that they can
immediately access on demand. The high data rate transmissions
delivered by the FlexAir service will enable a wide range of
applications that will keep troops informed, provide greater
situational awareness and ensure mission success.”
David Greenhill, president of COMSAT Inc., said, “COMSAT has led
the way in airborne satellite communications for DoD and coalition
partners for over three decades. The addition of Intelsat’s FlexAir
offering to our portfolio highlights our commitment to bring the
very best levels of service and innovation to our existing and
future customer set.”
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About Intelsat General
Intelsat General (IGC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat,
operator of the world’s first Globalized Network. 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
About COMSAT
Headquartered in Herndon, VA, is part of Satcom Direct (SD), the
leading provider of satellite voice and broadband data solutions
for flight deck and cabin communications serving business,
military, government, and heads of state aircraft. With a direct
lineage from the COMSAT organization that was created by the
Communications Satellite Act of 1962, the company has played an
important role in the SATCOM industry from its inception to present
day. COMSAT offers a broad array of advanced solutions to meet U.S.
military and commercial requirements, including fixed- and
rotary-wing aircraft, homeland security systems, public safety
communications, defense electronics and avionics, and threat
detection. COMSAT’s key milestones include being a founding member
of Intelsat; operating the Marisat fleet network, which provided
the first mobile satellite communications services to the United
States Navy; and founding the initial operating system of Inmarsat
from the company’s two earth stations.
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