Cruising The Web On The High Seas With Intelsat

INTERNET SPACE

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Washington - Apr 03, 2002
Intelsat today announced that it has signed a three year contract with Verestar, Inc. and its subsidiary, Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), to provide high-speed mobile voice and data services to cruise ships.

Specifically, Intelsat's services will be used to support telephone calls, fax, email, shipboard data operations, video and Internet applications from ships to land, as well as to support communications between ships. MTN is the largest supplier of C-band capacity to cruise lines and provides capacity to over 90 ships globally.

"Our flexibility and global reach gives our maritime customers, who in many cases need data and voice services immediately, a quick turn-around time," said Jean-Robert Barallon, President, Intelsat USA Sales Corporation.

"Additionally, our satellite fleet reliability, which was 99.9993% last year, is an important benefit - as constant connectivity and access to voice and data services are essential to our maritime customers."

Intelsat will supply high-power, C-band capacity on the Intelsat 805 satellite for maritime voice and data services between Verestar's teleport facility in Holmdel, New Jersey and cruise ships, primarily sailing in the Caribbean.

David Kagan, CEO of MTN stated, "One of the benefits using Intelsat satellites provides to us is global reach. This is of utmost importance to our customers who need instant connectivity to family, friends and business associates around the world while they are aboard cruise ships."

John Stanton, President of Intelsat Global Sales & Marketing Ltd., stated, "This solution is a prime example of how our powerful satellites are well-suited to supporting services to and from small or mobile terminals.

"The flexibility and scalability of our satellite fleet and corporate network solutions allow us to tailor our services to support vertical applications, such as in the case of maritime customers."

CONSTELLATIONS

Logica To Develop Higher Bandwidth Products For Inmarsat Network

London - Sept. 26, 2001
Logica, the global solutions company, today announced it has secured a GBP 6m contract to help develop future higher bandwidth satellite communications for global mobile satellite communications provider, Inmarsat Limited.

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