SkyVision Signs Multi-Year, Multi-Transponder Contract With Intelsat

Intelsat, a provider of commercial satellite services, has announced that SkyVision Global Networks, a provider of internet services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems, has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for C- and Ku-band transponder services on its IS-4 satellite, located at 72 degrees east.

Jean-Philippe Gillet, regional vice president for Europe and Middle East at Intelsat, said that Intelsat’s competitive strength in providing a satellite infrastructure to service operators in high-demand regions enables these operators to launch applications that fuel corporate networks. Applications include Internet access and connectivity, digital media streaming, distance learning, data file transfers and voice-based services.

Mark Gazit, CEO of SkyVision, said: “This contract will further enable SkyVision to deploy IP infrastructure for the innovative VPN services which it now provides to its customers in Africa and the Middle East, in support of their private networks.”