PanAmSat CEO Landman hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony to open state-of-the-art Pacific Teleport in California.NAPA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 1997-- 16-Acre Facility Has 21-Person Staff and Supports 9 Satellite Transmission Antennas PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SPOT) today officially opened its state-of-the-art teleport facility here that serves as PanAmSat's permanent satellite communications gateway between 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. and Asia. Frederick A. Landman, PanAmSat's president and chief executive officer, hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the multimillion-dollar, 16-acre facility, which currently houses nine satellite transmission antennas ranging in size from 2.4 meters to 15 meters. On hand to celebrate were several PanAmSat customers, executives and employees as well as local dignitaries. "With the opening of PanAmSat's teleport, Napa is now the telecommunications gateway to the Pacific as well as the home of some of the world's finest World's Finest may refer to:
A teleport contains satellite transmission antennas, monitoring equipment, other communications components and engineering support staff to transmit, receive and monitor broadcast and telecommunications signals beamed off satellites. The Napa teleport transmits and receives signals over PanAmSat's PAS-2 Pacific Ocean Region satellite, which provides C-band and Ku-band coverage of the Asia-Pacific region from its orbital location of 191 degrees West Longitude. The teleport also has the capability to access and relay broadcast and telecommunications signals over U.S. domestic and Atlantic region satellites and ground-based fiber optic lines. Staffing at the Napa facility currently consists of 21 local engineering and support personnel. In addition to technical services, the teleport hosts a range of ongoing events for customers from Asia, Europe and North America. Broadcasters who use the Napa teleport for transmission services over the PAS-2 satellite include the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. , China Central Television (CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television ), Country Music Television, NHK NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) NHK Nihon Hoso Kyokai (Japanese Broadcasting Association) NHK Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai (anime) and The Golf Channel. The Napa facility is poised for significant service expansion. It will be PanAmSat's first teleport to provide direct access to PanAmSat satellites over both the Pacific Ocean Region and Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean [Lat.,=of Atlas], second largest ocean (c.31,800,000 sq mi/82,362,000 sq km; c.36,000,000 sq mi/93,240,000 sq km with marginal seas). Physical Geography Extent and Seas Region, once the PAS-5 Atlantic Ocean Region satellite is launched and commences service this summer. PAS-5 will be located at 58 degrees West Longitude, which offers total coverage of the Americas (including Napa) as well as access to Europe. In addition, Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network products for businesses and consumers. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks with its original DirecPC service but which it now markets , Inc., is installing equipment at the Napa facility to connect Japan's Direct Internet Corporation to a major 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. . Direct Internet, established in November 1996 by Hitachi Cable Hitachi Cable, Ltd. (日立電線株式会社 , Ltd., Japan Telecom Co., Ltd., Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation. In 1988, Sony Corporation acquired CBS Records, Inc. for $2 billion. CBS Inc., now CBS Corporation, retained the rights to the CBS name, and Sony renamed the label (Japan) Inc., and Parallel Technology Inc., is the Japanese distributor of DirecPC(TM) products and services, which will permit high-speed access to U.S. Internet information delivered directly via PAS-2 to small rooftop dishes in Japan. The Napa facility also is expected to provide transmission services over PanAmSat's second Pacific Ocean Region satellite, PAS-8, which is scheduled for launch in mid-1998. In addition to the Napa facility, PanAmSat operates two other teleports: its global operations center in Ellenwood, Ga., and the Atlantic Ocean Region teleport in Homestead, Fla. These facilities currently provide transmission services over PanAmSat's PAS-1 and PAS-3 Atlantic Ocean Region satellites. The company also has teleport access agreements with operators in Australia, England, France, Hong Kong, Italy and Singapore. PanAmSat is the world's first private-sector company to provide global satellite services. It offers satellite-based video and data communications services to hundreds of customers worldwide using a four-satellite global system: PAS-1; PAS-2; PAS-3; and PAS-4 over the Indian Ocean Region. PanAmSat plans to launch four additional satellites (including PAS-5 and PAS-8) by mid-1998, which will enable the company to operate multiple satellites in each ocean region worldwide. The next launch, deploying the PAS-6 satellite over the Atlantic Ocean Region, is scheduled for May 1997. In September 1996, PanAmSat and Hughes Electronics Corporation announced an agreement to merge their respective fixed satellite service operations into a new publicly held company. CONTACT: Kevin Burgoyne, 203/622-6664 http://www.panamsat.com |
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