CSC/DVS Signs Distribution Agreement for Intelsat’s Global Maritime Solution

2009-11-11 15:34:07 -

Intelsat, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced the signing of a multi-year distribution agreement with Corporate Satellite Communications (CSC/DVS) for Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global Maritime service. CSC/DVS’s customers will benefit from the Intelsat Network Broadband Global Maritime service’s always-on broadband connection and automatic beam switching technology, offered for a flat monthly fee. These features differentiate Intelsat’s

global platform from most narrow band-based services or other Very Small Aperture Terminal solutions currently offered in the maritime industry.

Intelsat's Network Broadband Global Maritime service, part of Intelsat’s GlobalConnex (GXS) portfolio of services, utilizes C-band capacity provided via three ocean-region satellites: Intelsat 602 at 178ÂșE, Intelsat 707 at 307ÂșE and Intelsat 906 at 64ÂșE. Intelsat’s robust terrestrial network, which includes hubs at Fuchsstadt, Germany, and Riverside, California, completes its seamless global network.

“CSC/DVS recognizes that cost-effective bandwidth available for at-sea communication services and unique service offerings are attractive to the potential maritime market of over 12,000 vessels. These vessels are seeking onboard broadband services to address crew welfare and operational advancement tools,” said Charles Sackermann, Jr., CEO of CSC/DVS. “We recently signed a large contract with a Greece-based shipping company and are implementing Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global Maritime service to all its vessels. The captain on one of its vessels stated, ‘My family is much happier now because they can talk freely with me every night no matter where I am out at sea. The crew members are also overjoyed with the service.’”

“Our customers serving the maritime industry are seeking a global and affordable broadband solution that is able to handle bandwidth-intensive advanced IP applications while at sea,” said Jay Yass, Intelsat’s Vice President, Network Services. “Our Network Broadband Global Maritime service offers customers the ability to roam the world with seamless connectivity and a robust quality of service capability that manages bandwidth efficiencies across multiple vessels.”


Intelsat's GXS Network Broadband Managed Service

Intelsat Network Broadband service, an offering within Intelsat's GXS portfolio of managed services, provides customers with enterprise-grade, faster-than-DSL connectivity, anywhere in the world via Intelsat’s satellites, teleports and fiber network. Customers gain the ability to establish and manage international and regional networks with ease and speed on land and at sea—meeting virtually any communications requirement for voice, data, corporate networks and government applications. Intelsat’s Network Broadband service is an iDirect-based platform for multi-location businesses that demand a seamless platform for converged applications.

About CSC/DVS


In 2008, CSC, a wireless communication infrastructure provider, merged its satellite operations with DVS, a well entrenched system integrator within the maritime segment. Through this combined entity CSC created a powerful company designed to address the future broadband needs for maritime commercial, as well as the cruise and yachting market place.

DVS has a long time reputation as a leader in delivering, installing and maintaining Geosynchronous antennas at sea. DVS has installed over 1,500 antennas globally and maintains over 200 vessels currently at sea. CSC’s satellite division operates 12 large, 9 to 13 meter high powered antennas between their Miami and New Jersey sites.

About Intelsat


Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services worldwide.

For 45 years, Intelsat has been delivering information and entertainment for many of the world’s leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for transmissions of video, data and voice services. From the globalization of content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular networks and broadband access, with Intelsat, advanced communications anywhere in the world are closer, by far.

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