Intelsat Flex Service to Deliver New Land Mobility Services Throughout India

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, and India-based Cloudcast Digital Limited (CDL), provider of technology-led satcom solutions and service, expanded 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 Media Services Limited (Planetcast).

Planetcast is 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, India, 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 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 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,” said Sanjay Duda, CEO of CDL.