INTELSAT Prepares Eight Spacecraft for Record-breaking Satellite Communications for 2000 Olympic Games.Business Editors/High-Tech & Sports Writers The following is a list of sports writers. Historical sportswriters
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2000 Internet-Age Communications From Sea-Bound Australia Provide Unprecedented Challenges As the world prepares for the biggest media event in history -- the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. in Sydney -- global satellite provider INTELSAT is preparing the satellite system to carry the estimated 40,000 hours of television programming that will be beamed out of Australia during the two weeks. INTELSAT will contribute eight of the eleven satellites that will be used in the system that will ensure that 4 billion people are able to watch the Olympic flame being lit. Interviews with Conny Kullman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of INTELSAT on Wednesday August 23rd. He will be talking about the orchestration of the media coverage of the 2000 Olympics. B-roll will also be available at the 11.00-11.30 and 14.00-14.30 EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy on the same day at the following coordinates: Telstar 6 Transponder 9 C-Band Downlink: 3880 vertical Audio channels: 62 & 68 Pictures will include: -- INTELSAT headquarters -- General views of Sydney, Australia -- Sydney Olympic stadium -- Interviews with Conny Kullman, CEO, INTELSAT -- Internet users watching sports on the Internet Should you be interested in setting up interviews with Mr Kullman, please contact Andy Toh at Bulletin International on (646) 254-4718 or at andy.toh@us.bulletin.com. BULLETIN INTERNATIONAL INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. About INTELSAT INTELSAT owns and operates a global communications satellite system providing capacity for voice, video, corporate/private networks and Internet in more than 200 countries and territories. The system consists of 17 geostationary Aligned with the earth. Refers to satellites (GEOs) that travel at the same rotational speed as the earth (they are geosynchronous) and are always the same distance from the earth. See GEO. satellites and over 7,000 gateway earth stations all over the world. Seven main stations, used for tracking, telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. and monitoring, are located in Perth (Australia), Beijing (China), Fucino (Italy), Hawaii, Clarksburg (USA), Raisting (Germany), Tanum (Norway). Established in 1964, INTELSAT created the first satellite system which was responsible for the original global telecasts, such as the Apollo lunar landing in 1969 that reached a live audience of over 500 million people. Today, INTELSAT is at the forefront of satellite telecommunications, leading the market, for instance, in Internet backbone connectivity via satellite, providing connections to the Internet backbone to over 100 countries. INTELSAT has embarked on a process to become a fully privatized company by 2001 with an IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. to follow. INTELSAT is headquartered in Washington, DC. More information can be found at www.INTELSAT.int. |
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