News RoomFor immediate release GE Americom Announces Internet Congestion PRINCETON, NJ, June 16, 1998 GE American Communications (GE Americom) announced today that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the U.S. can reduce much of their terrestrial traffic congestion by receiving their USENet newsgroup feeds via GE*Star, GE Americoms wideband video, data and Internet applications. In an alliance NetAccess, an ISP based in Philadelphia, ISPs will receive aggregated updates from more than 30,000 distributed discussion groups via satellite 24 hours a day in real time. A typical ISP using a T1 (1.544 Mb/s) of Internet bandwidth should expect to relieve 20% to 50% of its inbound traffic congestion. This new service called ISP-Sat utilizes the latest digital video broadcast (DVB) technologies which permit the transmission of wideband data and Internet services up to 45 Mb/s into a receive satellite antenna costing as little as $500. "We believe that satellite has tremendous value in relieving Internet congestion and lowering service provider transport costs. This service, which can be trialed free, will help ISPs integrate satellite into their environments for the cost of relatively inexpensive equipment and let them try it out before they rely on it," says Emmett Hume, GE Americoms Senior Vice President, Marketing. "The technical resources of GE Americom compliments our software expertise and ISP market position to offer a powerful new service to ISPs, most of whom are looking for traffic congestion solutions," says Avi Freedman, President & CEO of NetAccess. "We expect to expand the reach of ISP-Sat into other regions in the near future." GE Americoms GE-3 satellite is a hybrid that was launched in September 1997 and operates at 87 degrees West. The new ISP-Sat service will transmitted in Ku-band from GE Americoms Washington, DC-area uplink facility. With over 20 years experience, GE Americom is recognized as a pioneer and leading provider of global satellite communications solutions. These solutions primarily drive the distribution of digital, broadcast and cable television over satellite. As one of the worlds largest satellite operators, GE Americom currently operates eleven satellites providing satellite-based solutions in North America. In Europe, GE-1E provides high-powered Ku-band service to European and Middle Eastern television markets. As the largest shareholder of the Argentine satellite operator, NahuelSat, GE Americom is committed to the delivery of satellite-based communications services throughout South and Latin America. And with next years launch of its first Asian satellite, GE-1A, GE Americom will operate a global satellite system that will reach more than 80% of the worlds population. Some of GE Americoms key customers include large entertainment companies such as Viacom, Time Warner/Turner, Discovery, NBC, NHK, Disney, Deutsche Welle, Merlin and NTL; business like the New York Times and the Gannett Corporation; and government agencies such as NOAA and NASA. Through its subsidiary, GE Spacenet, GE Americom provides global network solutions in over 40 countries. GE Capital Services, with assets of over $250 billion, is a global, diversified financial services company with 28 specialized businesses. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the General Electric Company, GE Capital Services, based in Stamford, CT., provides equipment management, mid-market and specialized financing, specialty insurance and a variety of consumer services such as car leasing, home mortgages and credit cards to businesses and individuals around the world. GE is a diversified manufacturing, technology and services company with operations worldwide. Contact: Monica Morgan # # # |
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