ICO Global Communications and DBSD North America Deploy Mobile Satellite Services for Haitian Rebuilding Efforts
08 Março 2010 - 2:14PM
Business Wire
ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (ICO) (NASDAQ:ICOG)
and its subsidiary, DBSD North America, Inc., announced that they
have deployed satellite-based communications terminals with
Internet access for use by relief agencies in Haiti.
The terminals, known as CFK-100s, operate in the 2GHz S-band,
and can be used in both mobile and fixed environments. They were
installed and activated on February 17 and are being provided as
part of the relief efforts of the International Telecommunications
Union (ITU). Service is being provided through the G1 satellite,
which was launched in April 2008.
The equipment and airtime are being provided free of charge
under the terms of a 2007 Memorandum of Understanding between ICO,
the ITU and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), which called
for assistance, technology and airtime in response to natural
disasters.
Laptop computers and peripheral equipment are being provided for
the project through a financial grant from the Hong-Kong-based
RYTHM Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the QI
Group, a member organization of the CBC. In addition, technical
services to support the initiative were donated by Space
Systems/Loral, manufacturer of the G1 satellite; Intelsat, a
leading provider of fixed satellite services worldwide; and Hughes
Network Systems, a provider of two-way satellite communications
technology for the G1 satellite.
“I am pleased to acknowledge the ICO donation of vehicle mounted
satellite terminals for coordinating ongoing response activities in
Haiti,” said Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary General of the ITU. “The
equipment is providing on-the-move high-speed data communications
which has proved critical for government humanitarian agencies that
are still grappling with providing essential services to millions
of victims of the recent earthquake. ITU looks forward to continued
cooperation with ICO in future humanitarian and general ICT
development initiatives.”
“Communications satellites are uniquely capable of providing
vital connectivity in circumstances where terrestrial networks
either don’t exist or are inadequate or impaired, as we are
unfortunately seeing in Haiti,” commented Benjamin G. Wolff,
chairman and chief executive officer of ICO Global. “Providing
critical mission support to relief agencies in Haiti is yet another
powerful demonstration of the flexibility and capabilities of
next-generation mobile satellites such as G1.”
“The biggest challenge facing the international community is the
social and economic empowerment of the people of Haiti,” commented
Dr. Mohan Kaul, director general of the CBC. “Satellite
connectivity being provided by CBC members ICO Global and QI Group
through RYTHM Foundation will aid and abet in laying the foundation
for everlasting growth so that people can start living and planning
month to month, year to year and put a stop to the current living
of day to day.”
About ICO
ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited is a
next-generation satellite communications company. ICO’s satellites
are capable of supporting voice and data services to mobile,
portable and fixed devices. ICO is based in Reston, Virginia and
Bellevue, Washington. For more information, visit www.ico.com.
About ITU
ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and
communication technology issues, and the global focal point for
governments and the private sector in developing networks and
services. For nearly 145 years, ITU has coordinated the shared
global use of the radio spectrum, promoted international
cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, worked to improve
telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world,
established the worldwide standards that foster seamless
interconnection of a vast range of communications systems and
addressed the global challenges of our times, such as mitigating
climate change and strengthening cyber security. ITU is based in
Geneva, Switzerland.
About CBC
The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) was formed in 1997 at
the Edinburgh, Scotland, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
(CHOGM). Its aim is to utilise the global network of the
Commonwealth more effectively for the promotion of global trade and
investment for shared prosperity. The CBC acts as a bridge for
cooperation between business and government, between developed and
emerging markets and between large and small businesses.
About RYTHM
Foundation
Derived from the acronym Raise Yourself To
Help Mankind, the RYTHM Foundation was created to
emulate the fundamentals on which the QI Group has been built since
1998. RYTHM is the benchmark of all operations within the Group and
the Foundation is representative of this spirit and puts into
action the primary mission of the QI Group of Companies.
The mission of RYTHM Foundation is to build opportunities and
care for those in need. It aims to create decent living conditions
and to protect the environment to facilitate sustainability. It
also strives to ensure our children - the symbol of our future -
are safe and supported, now and tomorrow. RYTHM Foundation is the
corporate heartbeat of the QI Group, keeping alive the employees'
social conscience and serving as a constant reminder of the
Company’s core purpose.
Please visit www.rythmfoundation.org for more information on
RYTHM Foundation. For further information on QI Group, please visit
www.qigroup.com.
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