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Intelsat Restores Pakistani Connectivity Within Hours After Sea-Me-We3 Cable Failure
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) Jul 21, 2005 When the Pakistani leg of the Sea-Me-We3 cable failed recently, causing significant disruption to services provided by Pakistan Telecommunication Ltd. (PTCL), Intelsat was able to restore service to the affected country within hours. Currently, Intelsat has established five new duplex links by utilizing its earth station in Fuchsstadt, Germany and its 904 and 902 satellites, located at 60 degrees E and 62 degrees E, respectively. Using its GlobalConnex infrastructure, Intelsat is providing GlobalConnex Internet Trunking services, allowing PTCL to connect to an IP backbone network and enabling the restoration of Internet traffic and call center traffic in Pakistan. PTCL had a redundant network and satellite ground equipment in place prior to the failure of Sea-Me-We3 which enabled Intelsat to get new restoration services up and running quickly. In addition to providing its GlobalConnex Internet Trunking service, Intelsat is providing space segment capacity to restore 21 E1 duplex circuits which will be used to restore voice traffic between Pakistan and various other countries. A representative at PTCL, stated, "We are thankful to Intelsat for its fast turnaround time and the sense of urgency with which it treated our request. Intelsat's resources, both technical and human, allowed us to find a suitable satellite solution very quickly and begin communications again within hours." "We are glad that we were able to successfully restore critical communications links to PTCL in its time of need," said Ramu Potarazu, COO of Intelsat, Ltd. "Nobody is happy when a network outage occurs - it has a negative impact on people and businesses by bringing all communications to a screeching halt until a solution is found. Fortunately, Intelsat is extremely skilled at the fast and seamless integration of satellite solutions; we were able to provide PTCL with a redundant network that was quick and easy to implement within hours of the failure." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Intelsat SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
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