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GE Americom Contracts with L-3 Communications for Trans-Pacific Service on Spacenet 4
September 12, 2001 Princeton, NJ GE American Communications (GE Americom) announced today that Communication Systems妨est, a division of L-3 Communications, has signed an agreement to provide high data rate communications transmissions between Hawaii and Korea. Under the agreement, L-3 will provide an 8 Mbps data service on GE Americom痴 Spacenet 4 satellite located at 172ｺE.L. In addition to the satellite bandwidth, GE Americom will provide uplink/downlink service via its Sunset Beach Teleport on the north coast of Oahu, Hawaii.
"We are delighted to be able to provide this valuable trans-Pacific service using L-3 Communications technology" said Cynthia Dickins, Vice President, International Sales Development, for GE Americom. "We池e very pleased that this recently-relocated satellite and our Sunset Beach facility are becoming increasingly valuable to customers whose trans-oceanic requirements continue to grow."
From its orbital location at 172ｰ E.L., the C-band transponders on Spacenet 4 provide intercontinental satellite service across the Pacific Ocean. U.S. access to the satellite is also possible from GE Americom痴 teleport in South Mountain, California, in addition to a number of 3rd party locations along the U.S. West Coast. Various teleports in major gateway locations in the Northern Pacific Rim and East Asia make trans-Pacific service readily available on Spacenet 4. GE Americom also operates TDRS-5, a second POR satellite located at 174ｰ W.L. Spacenet 4 will be replaced by GE-2i, GE Americom痴 next-generation satellite for the Pacific Ocean Region, in 2003.
GE Americom痴 Sunset Beach Teleport currently offers commercial third-party services, including video, data, telephony, and Internet connectivity, through an array of C-band and Ku-band antennas.
About L-3
Communication Systems-West, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a leader in wideband communications for the defense industry. In addition, the company provides a wide range of commercial wireless products and satellite communication systems.
About GE Americom
With over twenty-five years' experience, GE American Communications, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer and leading provider of global satellite communications solutions. GE Americom is able to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region in the world through a fleet of 20 satellites. GE Americom's key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, British Telecom, Cidera, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, ICG, Merlin, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TV Europa, Viacom and TimeWarner/Turner Broadcasting.
On March 28, 2001, GE Capital announced with SES ASTRA that they plan to combine the assets of GE Americom and SES ASTRA to form a new premier global satellite company, SES Global. The new company will have a fleet of 29 satellites and be able to deliver broadband satellites services to more than 90% of the world's population. In addition, SES Global痴 strategic partnerships and participations in AsiaSat, NSAB, Star One, Americom Asia-Pacific and Nahuelsat will combine to give entertainment, Internet, news and enterprise customers access to a fleet of 42 satellites. When the transaction is finalized, GE Capital will hold a 25.1% economic interest and 20.1% voting interest in SES Global S.A.
GE Americom is a GE Capital company. GE Capital, with assets of more than US$370 billion, is a global, diversified financial services company grouped into six key operating segments comprised of 24 businesses. A wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric Company, GE Capital, based in Stamford, Connecticut, provides a variety of consumer services, such as credit cards and life and auto insurance; mid-market financing; specialized financing; specialty insurance; equipment management, and specialized services, to businesses and individuals in 47 countries around the world. GE is a diversified services, technology and manufacturing company with operations worldwide.
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