Intelsat's Mountainside Teleport Wins Award for Innovation in Support of New Managed Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2004 Intelsat's Maryland teleport Verb 1. teleport - transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another science fiction - literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances , Mountainside Teleport Corporation, was presented with the "Innovation Award" in a ceremony two nights ago hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Commission serving Hagerstown and Washington County, Maryland Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2006, its population was 143,748. It was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general (and later President) George Washington. Its county seat is Hagerstown. . The Innovation Award, one of seven awards in the Washington County Washington County is the name of 30 counties and one parish in the United States of America, all named for George Washington. It is the most common county name in the United States. Business Awards program, is given each year to a company whose use of technology measurably meas·ur·a·ble adj. 1. Possible to be measured: measurable depths. 2. Of distinguished importance; significant: a measurable figure in literature. improves sales and product quality. Mountainside Teleport was selected for its role in the support and development of Intelsat's new, managed satellite solutions for telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and video communications, such as its GlobalConnex(SM) portfolio of bundled solutions that enable customers to enjoy the advantages of both satellite and fiber connections from one, flexible, end-to-end network provider. Mountainside is the newest of five commercial teleports in Intelsat's global network and it currently links to six of Intelsat's satellites to provide connections between the Americas, Europe and Africa. The teleport is connected by fiber to two other teleports in the U.S. and Europe, as well as to strategic points of presence in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , London and Frankfurt. The roll-out of Mountainside Teleport is representative of Intelsat executing on its strategy of shifting its business from a pure, wholesale capacity provider to that of a one-stop-shop for customers' communications needs. "Washington County is proud to present Intelsat and the Mountainside Teleport Corporation, one of our newest neighbors, with the Innovation Award," said Fred Teeter, Jr. President of the Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce. "Having a business like Intelsat as a contributing member of our community has a positive impact on the local business and we look forward to building on our relationship with them." "This award recognizes Intelsat's experience in operating a state-of-the-art teleport using the latest available communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry ," said David Sinkfield, Vice President of Business Operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . "The innovation which earned the award for Mountainside exists throughout Intelsat's hybrid infrastructure, including our teleports in Riverside and Fuchsstadt, delivering value to customers through reliable, end-to-end, managed solutions." 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. These forward-looking statements 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, 2002 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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