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  • Intelsat-Telespazio to provide service to Saipem

    Intelsat-Telespazio to provide service to Saipem

    MUMBAI: Intelsat and Telespazio will be providing Worldwide communications services to oil and gas industry contractor Saipem.

    The global communications provider has been chosen by Telespazio to provide oil and gas industry contractor, an ENI company, Saipem with voice and data services to support its worldwide onshore and offshore construction, drilling and deep water operations.

    Intelsat’s global solution, utilizing the IS-701, IS-905 and IS-904 satellites, will allow 16 oil and gas vessels traversing the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans to transmit voice and data traffic to Saipem’s land-based operations center located in Europe, says an official release.

    Each of the 16 vessels will be equipped with a 2.4 meter C-band maritime antenna to communicate with Intelsat’s satellite system. This network is integrated into Saipem’s global terrestrial network, which is managed by Albacom, a telecom provider.

    According to Telespazio network and multimedia business unit manager Paolo Binelli, “Intelsat’s robust network is well suited to carry this solution as it offers Saipem the flexibility and reliability it needs to communicate efficiently to and from almost any ocean region on a global scale. In the oil and gas industry, it is important to have a trustworthy and secure network, such as Intelsat’s, in place to transmit data between ocean-based vessels and processing centers in order to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the information.”

    “Intelsat’s diverse network and four decades of experience as a satellite services leader, combined with Telespazio’s service provision strength, create a winning combination that allows us to pass along a valuable knowledge base to customers on land or at sea,” Intelsat ltd, COO, Ramu Potarazu was quoted in the release, saying so.

    “Our strength and know-how in the provision of services to important vertical markets, such as oil and gas, gives our customers the peace of mind that information critical to the success of their businesses is being transmitted in a steadfast, reliable manner,” he added.

  • Alcatel, Finmeccanica form the Space Alliance

    Alcatel, Finmeccanica form the Space Alliance

    MUMBAI: This is an initiative that promises to have broad ramifications for the global satellite industry. Alcatel and Finmeccanica which claims to be Italy’s largest aerospace and defense group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

    As per the same they will merge their space activities and form alliances in the space sector through the creation of two sister companies. The partners will contribute their respective satellite industrial and service activities to the joint venture.

    The first company will be known as Alcatel Alenia Space. Alcatel will hold approximately 67 per cent of the stake. This will combine Alcatel Space and Alenia Spazio’s industrial activities. Alcatel Alenia Space is estimated to do 1.8 billion euros worth of sales for the year. It will position itself as the European leader within the global satellite industry.

    It will concentrate on designing, developing, and manufacturing space systems, satellites, equipment, instruments, payloads and associated ground systems. The company will operate through five business divisions. They are telecommunications, optical observation and science, observation systems and radar, navigation, infrastructure and transportation.

    The second company,will combine Telespazio with Alcatel Space’s operations and services activities. It will concentrate on operations and services for satellite solutions. This includes control and exploitation of space systems as well as value-added services for networking, multimedia and earth observation.

    The company is estimated to conduct sales in the region of 350 millions euros for the year.

    The two groups decided to combine their respective strengths in the space industry to better serve this growing market. The aim is to also benefit from the expansion of their customer base as well as leveraging the complementary nature of the technologies and know-how contributed by both the parties.

    Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or their employees. Alcatel leverages its position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services to bring value to its customers in the framework of a broadband world. It had sales of 12.5 billion euros last year and claims to be operating in more than 130 countries.

  • Eutelsat to launch W5 satellite 16 November

    Eutelsat to launch W5 satellite 16 November

    PARIS: Eutelsat has announced that its W5 satellite is ready for launch by a Delta IV rocket developed by Boeing Expendable Launch Systems from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The new satellite is set for lift-off on 16 November during a launch window that opens at 22.38 UTC and closes at 23.49 UTC.

    After launch, W5 will be positioned at 70.5 degrees East, a key orbital position that presents Eutelsat with the opportunity to substantially reinforce its market presence in the whole of Asia in complement to the companys SESAT satellite.

    Delivered to Eutelsat by Alcatel Space and equipped with 24 Ku-band transponders with 72 MHz bandwidth, W5 is configured with one fixed Widebeam covering western Europe, central Asia and the Indian sub-continent and two steerable spotbeams. The steerable spotbeams can cover north-east Asia including the whole of China and Mongolia as far as Korea and southern Japan, and south-east Asia as far as northern parts of Australia.

    The launch will be broadcast in Europe in digital free-to-air on Eutelsats HOT BIRD 6 satellite via an uplink managed by Telespazio through its Fucino facilities (downlink frequency 11.179 GHz, horizontal polarisation, 27.5 Msymb/s, FEC, Channel ID 4901). A set of four specially built cameras have been attached to the outside and inside structures of the Delta IV booster in order to provide footage as it pulls away from earth through the outer limits of the atmosphere into space.