Intelsat Provides First Internet Access to Grand Santi, French Guiana.Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2002 Intelsat is Intelsat I (nicknamed Early Bird for the proverb "The early bird catches the worm") was the first (commercial) communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit, on April 6, 1965. providing satellite capacity to support the first ever Internet access See how to access the Internet. to Grand-Santi, French Guiana French Guiana (gēăn`ə, –än`–), Fr. La Guyane française, officially Department of Guiana, French overseas department (2005 est. pop. -- the pilot site for a program which will eventually provide an Internet and telephone network across the territory. The Internet access, installed in a local school for use as a learning aide, will be carried over satellite for connection to the U.S. Internet backbone (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. . The initiative to provide connectivity and build the infrastructure within French Guiana will continue throughout 2002, with several other locations being added progressively to the network. This Internet access solution is provided through Outremer Telecom of Martinique, in conjunction with the Communaute des Communes de l'Ouest Guyanais (CCOG CCOG Canadian Council on Geomatics CCOG Centralina Council of Governments (Charlotte, North Carolina) CCOG Centre Culturel Oumarou Ganda CCOG Communauté de Communes de l’Ouest Guyanais CCOG Common Classification of Occupational Groups ), an entity grouping of counties in west French Guiana. The Intelsat 801 spacecraft at 328.5(0)E is providing the satellite capacity for this network. "There are very few satellite operators who can accommodate a situation this remote, where the end users are virtually unreachable and lack the infrastructure they need to communicate with the rest of the world," said Frederic Hayot, Regional Network Manager at Outremer Telecom. "Intelsat's global reach clearly plays a huge part in making this equation work and enabling these people to communicate." John Stanton, President, Intelsat Global Sales & Marketing Ltd., added "The Internet solution we are providing to French Guiana demonstrates not only the efficiencies which satellites can offer for remote locations, but also how Intelsat's global network makes it possible for us to connect all regions of the world." "We are pleased that the residents of Grand Santi will be able to take advantage of an advanced technology to which they have never previously had access," stated Charles Manus MANUS. Anciently signified the person taking an oath as a compurgator. The use of this word probably came from the party laying his hand on the New Testament. Manus signifies, among the civilians, power, and is frequently used as synonymous with potestas. Lec. El. Dr. Rom. Sec. 94. , Intelsat's Regional Director, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. & the Caribbean. "There are many locations where terrestrial technology is not a viable communications option, and satellite is the best and most efficient option." About Intelsat Intelsat, Ltd. offers telephony, corporate network, video and Internet solutions around the globe via capacity on 23 geosynchronous satellites A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite whose orbital track on the Earth repeats regularly over points on the Earth over time. If such a satellite's orbit lies over the equator and the orbit is circular, it is called a geostationary satellite. in prime orbital orbital Mathematical expression, called a wave function, that describes properties characteristic of no more than two electrons near an atomic nucleus or molecule. An orbital can be considered a three-dimensional region in which there is a 95% probability of finding an locations. Customers in approximately 200 countries and territories rely on Intelsat satellites and staff for quality connections, global reach and reliability. 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 our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our 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. Because actual results could differ materially from our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about the future, you are urged to view all forward-looking statements contained in these news releases 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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