Cellular Operator Mattel Moves Traffic to Intelsat System.LONDON London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. -- First and second graphs of release: both instances of "IS- is- pref. Variant of iso-. 706" should read "IS-707". The corrected release reads: CELLULAR OPERATOR MATTEL MOVES TRAFFIC TO INTELSAT SYSTEM Intelsat today announced that La Mauritano Tunisienne de Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. (Mattel), in order to support the expansion of its cellular network, has moved all traffic onto the Intelsat satellite system. Mattel's cellular network in Mauritania consists of nine sites, all of which are currently up and running on the IS-707 satellite located at 307(degree)E. In order to facilitate the transfer of traffic onto the IS-707 and to overcome in-country infrastructure obstacles, it was necessary for Intelsat to re-engineer Mattel's existing network by upgrading all modems, repointing Repointing is the process of renewing mortar joints in masonry construction. Over time, weathering and decay causes voids in the joints between masonry units allowing the undesirable ingress of water. existing antennas and modernizing other network components. The transition of services was seamless and did not interrupt A signal that gets the attention of the CPU and is usually generated when I/O is required. For example, hardware interrupts are generated when a key is pressed or when the mouse is moved. Software interrupts are generated by a program requiring disk input or output. either the domestic or international traffic of the cellular users carried over Mattel's network. "Since one of our business goals is to expand traffic and usage within the nine sites that comprise our network, we switched to the Intelsat system because it allowed us the freedom and flexibility to expand quickly, if necessary," said Mohamed Hadj Khalifa, General Manager at Mattel. "Additionally, Intelsat's network is very high-quality, which provides us with a tangible business value we can pass along to our cellular customers." Flavien Bachabi, Regional Vice President, Africa & Middle East for Intelsat's Data, Carrier & Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the unit, stated, "Intelsat, because of its network flexibility and reach, is significantly contributing to the expansion of mobile services and overall telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. penetration in Africa. Our robust network is well-suited to provide cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. backhaul of cellular services to mobile operators looking to expand domestically or internationally in any region." About Intelsat Building on 40 Years of Leadership. As a global communications leader with 40 years of experience, Intelsat helps service providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments deliver information and entertainment anywhere in the world, instantly, securely and reliably. Intelsat's global reach and expanding solutions portfolio enable customers to enhance their communications networks The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. , venture into new markets and grow their businesses with confidence. For more information, visit www.intelsat.com. Some of the statements in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. The forward-looking statements made in this release reflect Intelsat's intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Intelsat's control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks. Detailed information about some of the known risks is included in Intelsat's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003 on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Because actual results could differ materially from Intelsat's intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about the future, you are urged to view all forward-looking statements contained in this news release with caution. Intelsat does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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