Satellite Technology Feature Article
September 23, 2009
CBM Communications Selects Intelsat to Launch Global IP Platform
By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor
Intelsat, a provider of fixed satellite services, has entered into a multi-year agreement where the company will supply global Ku- and C-band transmission facilities for CBM Communications LLC, an affiliate of Marine Technologies, LLC.
Intelsat (News - Alert) officials said that CBM/MT/C-Comm will launch its Global Broadband IP platform using capacity on eight satellites and the company’s GlobalConnex (GXS) Network Broadband managed service, which leverages the company’s global teleport, fiber and satellite network.
Officials said that the company’s global infrastructure will allow CBM to provide secure file transfers, content management and on-demand connectivity applications to its maritime customers through its affiliate MT/C-Comm products and services.
“Seamless connectivity for remote locations needing to communicate with headquarters -- or each other -- is critical when seeking to achieve operational success. Now, CBM/MT/C-Comm is able to offer an industry-leading IP network that will meet these requirements, all from a single provider,” said Bill McKinnell, vice president of CBM, in a statement.
McKinnell said that Intelsat’s robust infrastructure offered the company the cost-effective, scalable and resilient transmission network the company required as it looked to launch global broadband IP platform.
“Today, the network demand of enterprises requires always-on connectivity and the highest level of availability to support their business-critical applications,” said Jay Yass, vice president of network services for Intelsat.
Yass said that Intelsat’s global satellite network, along with its GXS managed services, are designed with the customer in mind, offering robust solutions for a variety of IP applications from a highly flexible infrastructure that enables ready deployment of custom solutions.
TMCnet in July reported that Intelsat Ltd., has selected Boeing to build four telecommunication satellites that will refresh and add new capacity to Intelsat's global satellite fleet.
This contract, financial details of which were not disclosed, is the first order for Boeing's (News - Alert) 702B satellite series.
In a press release, Boeing officials said that the 702B, an evolution of the Boeing 702 satellite, offers satellite operators a spacecraft that operates in the medium-level power ranges, with six to 12 kilowatts of onboard power and a more flexible, modular design that maintains the spacecraft's advanced technologies.
Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Marisa Torrieri
