LUXEMBOURG--()--Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, today announced it is sponsoring communications training being conducted at Pacific Endeavor, a convention that includes governments and non-governmental organizations that operate in the Asia-Pacific region.
The international event serves to build partnerships between militaries and international non-governmental organizations, and to improve communications associated with humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery efforts. The Pacific Endeavor workshop takes place from August 6 through August 10 at Changi Naval Base in Singapore.
This year, the event includes a satellite communications-specific focus, during which the Global VSAT forum (GVF) is leading a two-day, hands-on training workshop to certify students in the installation and maintenance of Very Small Aperture Terminals, or VSATs. After the students receive certifications, they will have the option to be included in the public GVF Installers Database.
Intelsat and GVF are sharing the cost of the training courses for 21 to 25 students from the Asia-Pacific region, with GVF’s share coming from its Andrew Werth Scholarship. Intelsat is providing bandwidth on the Intelsat 22 satellite to allow the students to demonstrate their abilities to correctly install the antennas without creating interference.
“Satellite communications has become an increasingly vital resource for global business operations as well as humanitarian and disaster recovery efforts,” said Terry Bleakley, Intelsat’s Regional Vice President of Asia-Pacific Sales. “There are now more satellites in orbit and more ground terminals in use than ever before, and this makes for a challenging radio frequency environment. It is only through industry partnerships and workshops like Pacific Endeavor that we can ensure reliable communications services continue to be available to all users around the world.”
About GVF
GVF is the single and unified voice of the global satellite industry. Founded in 1997, it brings together organisations engaged in the delivery of advanced broadband and narrowband satellite services to consumers, and commercial and government enterprises worldwide. Headquartered in London, GVF is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organisation with 230+ members from more than 100 countries. The broad-based membership represents every major world region and every sector of the satellite industry, including fixed and mobile satellite operators, satellite network operators, teleports, satellite earth station manufacturers, system integrators, value added and enhanced service providers, telecom carriers, consultants, law firms, and users. Contact martin.jarrold@gvf.org in the U.K. office, or in the U.S. office please contact david.hartshorn@gvf.org or liz.grimm@gvf.org.
About Intelsat
Intelsat is the leading provider of satellite services worldwide. For over 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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