Sea Launch sends Intelsat 27 to equator for launch

The Intelsat 27 broadband satellite is on its way aboard a Sea Launch vessel for its January 30, 2013 (Pacific Standard Time) launch aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket.

Intelsat 27 will be sharing the 304.5 degrees East orbital position with the Intelsat 805 and Galaxy 11 satellites.

Built upon the Boeing 702MP platform, the Intelsat 27 is a geostationary broadband satellite with a planned service life of at least 15 years. It will carry a UHF communications payload for military customers and will be able to deliver satellite broadband services to customers in North America, South America, the Atlantic Ocean, and Europe.

The successful launch of Intelsat 27 will complete the first global broadband mobility platform in the world. The Intelsat satellite will deliver uninterrupted satellite broadband connectivity to terrestrial, maritime, and airborne customers. 

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Gottlieb International compares Global Xpress, EpicNG in its first maritime satellite broadband webinar

Maritime VSAT buyers should sign up for the "The Battle for the Broadband Maritime Customer - Global Xpress vs. EpicNG, the KVH V11, O3b" webinar by Gottlieb International Group. Not only is it free, but it will also provide forecasts on the future of satellite broadband in the maritime industry.

Gottlieb's Market Research and Business Development services help VSAT service providers in structuring, pricing, and marketing their service offerings for upstream markets like the maritime sector.

Its very first webinar will compare Inmarsat's Global Xpress and Intelsat's EpicNG, two competing satellite  communications services which leverage the new Ka-band frequency. Gottlieb will also discuss how the new satellite broadband services offered by two of the sector's biggest VSAT companies will affect the future of the market.

The webinar will take place on September 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time. Asian viewers can watch a replay at 9:00 a.m. SGT (Singapore time) on Friday, September 14th.

Interested parties can download the registration page at Gottlieb's home page, filling it up, and either faxing or emailing it back to Gottlieb. The company will provide a link and password to its maritime satellite broadband webinar.