Intersputnik Provides Capacity to Connexion by Boeing

INTERNET SPACE

Moscow - Dec 11, 2003
Connexion by Boeing has signed a contract with the Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications for transponder capacity of the Yamal-200 geostationary satellite to provide broadband communication services to passengers of commercial airlines and private jets flying over Europe and Asia.

The contract stipulates that Connexion by Boeing will initially use one Ku-band transponder (72 Mhz bandwidth) of the Yamal-200 #1 satellite, which was injected into orbit on November 24, 2003 and now resides at the 90o East orbital position. Intersputnik provides this frequency resource on the basis of the agreement with JSC Gascom, the owner of Yamal-200 series spacecraft.

Two Yamal-200 satellites produced by JSC Gascom and Energia Rocket and Space Corporation named after S.P. Korolev were launched aboard one Proton launch vehicle to 90o East and 49o East orbital positions. Yamal-200 #1 at 90o East is equipped with a combined C- and Ku-band payload and allows to setup transmission of any types of information within the service area, which includes Russia, CIS, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Central Asia.

The lease of Yamal-200 capacity is the next progressive step by Connexion by Boeing to create the global broadband satellite communication network supporting real-time access to email, the World Wide Web, data, news and entertainment content in flight.

Connexion by Boeing's mobile information service will offer a dedicated two-way connection between an antenna installed on an aircraft and the Yamal-200 satellite. Connecting their laptops to wireless LANs or Ethernet jacks on board airplanes, passengers will be able to gain secure access to web-based resources, firewall-protected corporate intranets, entertainment and news and information. The data transmission rate for each user will be comparable to cable modems and DSL service. The satellite connection could also be used by the aircraft crew for access to reference information and efficient communications with ground operations.

The completion of flight testing and putting the Yamal-200 satellites into operations is scheduled for January 2004. Connexion by Boeing will begin the installation of its service onboard commercial airliners in March 2004.

The Intersputnik system incorporates about 100 ground stations for trunk links and more than 1,500 VSAT and TV distribution terminals. The Organization is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

INTERNET SPACE

Kingdom Holding Company Selects Connexion by Boeing for In-flight Connectivity

Dubai - Dec 09, 2003
Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) today announced that it has selected Connexion by Boeing as its provider of connectivity and direct broadcast television (DBS) services in flight. The agreement calls for the initial installation of the Connexion by Boeing mobile information service to be on KHC's 747 aircraft in 2004 during modification completion at Associated Air Center, for service beginning in early 2005.

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