Vodafone leverages Intelsat GEO tech

Vodafone and Intelsat are collaborating to offer “wider coverage of temporary and on-the-move satellite connectivity services to organisations operating in hard-to-reach areas or disaster zones.”

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Integral to this is Intelsat’s Flex portfolio, which leverages geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellites. Vodafone meanwhile is providing connectivity in the form of its Communications-on-the-Move and Communications-on-the-Pause products.

According to a statement, the agreement will enable organisations to “support multiple applications such as tracking valuable cargo, connecting new or temporary sites, providing additional resilience and responding to emergency situations.

“Intelsat’s service will also be used to support Vodafone’s charitable arm, Vodafone Foundation, with its connected health and education initiatives across Europe and Africa. Vodafone Foundation is also on standby to offer help to NGOs, governments and relief agencies in their response to environmental and humanitarian disaster situations.”