PanAmSat Inks Full Transponder Agreement With SpaceCom Systems for Long-term Services On Galaxy IVR.GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999-- Point-to-Multipoint Data and Digital Audio Broadcast Transmissions to Commence on Galaxy XI 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 announced that SpaceCom Systems, Inc. has selected the company's upcoming Galaxy IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. domestic U.S. satellite for the point-to-multipoint delivery of digital audio and data information. SpaceCom will take advantage of the high-power satellite and its comprehensive coverage of 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. to provide its FM Cubed and FM Squared services to customers that include Data Transmission Network, Skytel and PageNet. SpaceCom's service will begin on the Galaxy XI satellite after its launch to 99 degrees west longitude longitude (lŏn`jĭt  d'), angular distance on the earth's surface measured along any latitude line such as the equator east or west of the prime meridian. in late December 1999. SpaceCom will transition its service to Galaxy IVR upon its subsequent launch to that orbital location. The long-term agreement calls for the service to remain on Galaxy IVR until the end of the life of the satellite. "By bringing together SpaceCom and PanAmSat, this agreement will provide a turnkey service for the delivery of audio and data information," said John T. Gwynn, PanAmSat's vice president, telecom services. "SpaceCom's FM Cubed transmission technology and PanAmSat's satellite resources bridge the gaps in any data and audio distribution network by linking one location to a virtually infinite number infinite number a number so large as to be uncountable. Represented by 8, frequently obtained by 'dividing' by zero. of receive locations via a single satellite transmission." SpaceCom will employ a full Ku-band transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. on the Galaxy IVR satellite to broadcast data and digital audio signals to customers throughout North America. Using fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber , satellite technology, microwave links A microwave link is a transmission device which allows video / audio / data to be sent using radio waves between two locations from just a few feet to several miles apart. It is commonly used by television broadcasters to transmit a programme across the country. or ordinary phone-lines, SpaceCom customers will send their data or audio to be broadcast to SpaceCom's Chicago International Teleport. The signals will then be uplinked to Galaxy IVR and distributed to as many receive sites as required with a single satellite transmission. The service will begin on the Galaxy XI satellite after it is launched to 99 degrees west longitude and commences services during the first quarter of 2000. The service will then transition to the Galaxy IVR satellite, upon its launch and service commencement a few months later. The scheduled launches of PanAmSat's Galaxy XI and Galaxy IVR satellites are part of the company's comprehensive satellite expansion and replacement plan that will place seven additional satellites in orbit by mid-2001. Galaxy XI, an advanced 702 model spacecraft built by Hughes Space and Communications Co., will carry 40 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders, providing complete coverage of North America and Brazil. Galaxy IVR will be a high-power Hughes-built HS 601 HP model satellite. Its 24 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders will also enable the satellite to provide blanket coverage of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . SpaceCom Systems, a division of TV Guide, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVGIA) has been providing point to multi-point satellite broadcast services and equipment for audio and data networks since 1985. The company pioneered the FM Squared and FM Cubed technologies, which deliver high-speed, real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. distribution for radio, paging, and information industries throughout North America. PanAmSat is the world's leading commercial provider of satellite-based communications services. The company operates a global network of 19 satellites supported by PanAmSat professionals on five continents. These resources enable PanAmSat to provide video and telecommunications services to hundreds of customers worldwide. PanAmSat plans to launch seven additional satellites by mid-2001. For more information on the company and its services, visit the PanAmSat web site at http://www.panamsat.com. |
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