kicking a little
http://www.jamaicanap.com/mission.htm ....good visual ....IPTV..New Services to be announced
Intelsat EpicNG: a high performance, next generation satellite platform that delivers global high-throughput technology without sacrificing user control of service elements and hardware.
The Intelsat EpicNG platform is an innovative approach to satellite and network architecture utilizing C-, Ku- and Ka-bands, wide beams, spot beams, and frequency reuse technology to provide a host of customer-centric benefits. Designed as a complementary overlay to the world’s largest fixed satellite network, Intelsat EpicNG will be fully integrated with Intelsat’s existing satellite fleet and global IntelsatOne terrestrial network.
Intelsat EpicNG is based on open architecture and engineered for backwards compatibility, allowing broadband, media, mobility and government organizations to realize the cost-efficiency of using existing hardware. At the same time, increased control means these organizations can build on their success by offering their end-users customized, differentiated solutions — even defining such service characteristics as speed, hardware and network topology.
- See more at: http://www.intelsat.com/infrastructure/intels...krAJ9.dpuf
.....would be hard for them to not be involved, (Intelsat operates the biggest satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure in the world)
Broadband Infraco showing signs of a turnaround
State-owned broadband capacity supplier Broadband Infraco was showing signs of a turnaround after improving its financial performance during the year ended March 2012, the company said on Friday.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/broa...2012-08-03
Company Announcement: Boeing 702MP Selected for First Intelsat EpicNG Satellite
Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, has selected a Boeing 702MP platform for its Intelsat 29e satellite, the first within the recently announced Intelsat EpicNG high-performance system. “Our customers require an advanced architecture specially designed to meet their fixed and mobile communications needs,” said Intelsat SVP and chief technical officer Thierry Guillemin. “With higher throughput, strong economics and a degree of control that meets our customers’ business requirements, Intelsat EpicNG caters to this environment. Its architecture combines multi-band frequency reuse with the benefits of backward and forward compatibility, resulting in a high-performance solution not previously available in the commercial satellite sector. We selected Boeing because they were able to meet this challenge.”
Scheduled for launch in 2015, Intelsat 29e will offer high-performance communications coverage spanning North and South America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the North Atlantic aeronautical route connecting North America and Europe. Intelsat EpicNG is designed to address wireless and fixed telecommunications, enterprise, mobility, video and government applications that require broadband infrastructure. A complementary high-throughput overlay to the Intelsat fleet, the Intelsat EpicNG platform will utilize multiple frequency bands, wide beams and spot beams with a high degree of flexibility and connectivity.
“Boeing is proud to have been selected to build the Intelsat 29e satellite, which is designed to raise the industry bar for performance and reliability and offer customers unparalleled flexibility and control,” said Craig Cooning, chief executive officer of Boeing Satellite Systems International and vice president and general manager of Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems. “Intelsat’s choice of the 702MP for the first Intelsat EpicNG satellite reflects our commitment to meeting the advanced requirements of next generation technologies.” With Intelsat 29e, the first Intelsat EpicNG satellite, Intelsat completes its four-satellite order with Boeing. The first satellite in the order, Intelsat 22, is nearing six months of flawless operations in geostationary orbit. Intelsat 21, recently launched by a Sea Launch rocket, is now fully deployed and undergoing in-orbit testing. The third satellite, Intelsat 27, is set for launch in the first quarter of 2013.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/comp...2012-09-06
......anticipating and timing is an art some seem to have
