Intelsat has been dependable partner in the media industry, says Duda
Virginia-based Intelsat and Indian origin Cloudcast Digital Limited (CDL) have started expanding satellite communication connectivity using Intelsat’s FlexMove to deliver land mobile services to customers in hard-to-reach locations throughout India.
CDL’s technology services are managed by Planetcast https://www.planetcast.sg/ Media Services Limited, a teleport and video platform services provider and a long-time Intelsat media customer on Intelsat 17 and Intelsat 20, leading satellites for video distribution services to customers in India.
In 2022, CDL and Intelsat introduced Flex services into India, combining Intelsat satellite capacity over the region, a Flex gateway in Noida and CDL’s In-Flight and Maritime Connectivity (IFMC) license to deliver FlexMaritime service for vessels traveling in Indian territorial waters. The Flex service simplifies the management and delivery of broadband services and connectivity to enterprise and mobility customers around the globe.
Intelsat https://www.intelsat.com/ and CDL are now expanding the capabilities of Flex service over India to include the availability of FlexMove. With FlexMove, CDL will deliver service for land-mobile applications, enabling rapid response to support disaster relief operations for border security, police forces, and disaster relief agencies using vehicle-mounted and backpack solutions for communications.
Additional Flex services will include FlexEnterprise and FlexExec enabling the provision of maritime, enterprise, business jet, land mobile and media services to customers in India.
“As an established industry leader, we will leverage our experience and investment to drive expansion for our customers. We welcome like-minded players such as Planetcast https://www.meity.gov.in/ as strategic partners while providing services to newer business segments in India,” said Gaurav Kharod, regional vice president of Intelsat – Asia Pacific.
“For over a decade, Intelsat has been our dependable partner in the media industry. It’s a natural choice for us to expand the partnership into new areas with them. They have proven to be very experienced and successful in the different verticals and we are glad to be able to grow together,” CDL CEO Sanjay Duda said on 11 Mar 2024.
Intelsat’s global team of professionals is focused on providing seamless and secure, satellite-based communications to government, NGO and commercial customers through the company’s next-generation worldwide network and managed services.
Planetcast has been in service of the Media & Entertainment industry for over 25 years, and provides technology led solutions that enable the content journey from production to consumption. Fiinews.com
