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Intelsat, operator of one of the world\u2019s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, signed an expanded satellite services agreement with GCI, Alaska\u2019s largest telecommunications company. The agreement will soon deliver multi-orbit broadband services throughout the largest state in the U.S.<\/p>\n
\u201cFour years ago, Intelsat and GCI entered into an agreement that dramatically increased the size and speed of GCI\u2019s geostationary satellite network in rural Alaska and cemented GCI as the state\u2019s leader in satellite connectivity,\u201d<\/em> said Mike DeMarco, Chief Commercial Officer<\/strong>. \u201cThis new chapter of our partnership expands our agreement to include next-generation low-earth orbit satellite services and leverages the best of what Intelsat offers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n GCI has delivered satellite-based connectivity for 35 years and has the largest footprint of satellite-delivered data, video, and voice services in Alaska. The new deal with Intelsat ensures GCI will meet the growing demands of customers including regional tribal health care providers, school districts, government agencies, and businesses. The agreement not only provides GCI continued access to reliable C-, Ku-, and Ka-band GEO services, which are already part of GCI\u2019s satellite service portfolio, but it also provides access to high-throughput LEO services managed by Intelsat. <\/p>\n \u201cFor over a decade, GCI and <\/em>Intelsat<\/em> have been working together to meet the evolving needs of GCI\u2019s satellite customers and to bring the best technology to the table,\u201d<\/em> said GCI Senior VP of Corporate Development Billy Wailand<\/strong>. \u201cOur expanded agreement will give GCI access to <\/em>Intelsat\u2019s broad portfolio<\/em> of proven, high availability <\/em>GEO<\/em> services, next-generation <\/em>LEO<\/em> service, and deep expertise in managed satellite services.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Delivering service in Alaska requires a comprehensive approach and a willingness to use \u201cevery tool in the toolkit.\u201d For GCI, that toolkit includes fiber, microwave, as well as GEO and LEO satellite services. GCI will rely on wholesale satellite capacity as well as Intelsat\u2019s fully managed solutions. Those managed services allow GCI to quickly bring their own solutions to market without the need to invest in additional satellite ground infrastructure to provide quality connectivity for end customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Intelsat, operator of one of the world\u2019s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, signed an expanded satellite services agreement with GCI, Alaska\u2019s largest telecommunications company. The agreement will soon deliver multi-orbit broadband services throughout the largest state in the U.S. \u201cFour years ago, Intelsat and GCI entered into an agreement that dramatically increased the size […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,38,20],"class_list":["post-6145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-leo","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6145\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}