Intelsat Invests in Occasional Video Solutions Service

Business Wire, Feb 3, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2003

To meet the growing needs of sports, news and special event content providers that are demanding integrated and convenient solutions, Intelsat has introduced Occasional Video Solutions (OVS), an end-to-end service that offers a one-stop-shop for video needs.

Broadcasters, rights holders, content providers and service providers worldwide can now come to Intelsat for all of their occasional end-to-end video requirements.

Occasional Video Solutions are tailored to meet challenging needs for either ad-hoc, special event or scheduled video feeds by utilizing Intelsat's global fleet of satellites in combination with terrestrial infrastructure and worldwide presence.

Intelsat has also designed and constructed a dedicated Video Operations Center which handles bookings, inquiries, monitoring and other video service requests 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This provides video customers worldwide with personalized attention and high-quality customer service.

Jon Romm, Vice President, Video Services at Intelsat, said, "We listened to our customers and realized that the market for video services has changed. Video customers are now demanding integrated, end-to-end solutions delivered immediately and reliably. Intelsat's Occasional Video Solutions meet that demand head-on by making access to high quality video solutions a priority. We believe that Intelsat's one-stop video shop meets the needs of customers worldwide who would be hard pressed to find an end-to-end video network as flexible and complete as ours."

Occasional Video Solutions are designed for each customer requirement using state-of-the-art video components, including: space segment, ground network infrastructure and value-added services with connections to major video hubs in North America, Europe and Asia. The service is available directly to customers and through Intelsat's worldwide network of distributors.

Services now available to customers include: uplink, downlink, fiber, standards conversion, encoding, decoding, conditional access and switching. Standard configurations include both 8 Mbps and 15 Mbps services to accommodate market needs for news and event applications.

All services, booking, troubleshooting, coordination and inquiries are handled through a single point of contact, the Video Operations Center, which consolidates these functions to allow customers direct and straightforward contact with a video customer service representative.

The OVS end-to-end network provides truly global coverage by leveraging five of Intelsat's satellites, the 905 at 335.5(degree)E, 902 at 62(degree)E, 901 at 342(degree)E, 701 at 180(degree)E and the 707 at 359(degree)E. Video customers can use both C- and Ku-band coverage beams on these satellites, or request services over additional satellites as well.

In addition, the company's teleports in Fuchsstadt, Germany and Riverside, California, U.S., and fiber connections to top video switches in Los Angeles and New York comprise the terrestrial backbone of the network.

Customers can order all or part of a solution by contacting the Video Operations Center at videosolutions@intelsat.com or by calling 1 202 944 7100. Services can be ordered in one-minute increments with a 10-minute minimum commitment. Information is also available at www.intelsat.com/videosolutions.> About Intelsat

Intelsat, Ltd. offers telephony, corporate network, video and Internet solutions around the globe via capacity on 25 geosynchronous satellites in prime orbital locations. Customers in approximately 200 countries rely on Intelsat satellites and ground resources for quality connections, global reach and reliability. For more information, visit www.intelsat.com.

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