[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] Intelsat CTO Thierry Guillemin has revealed the details of its behind-the-scenes cooperative effort with customers and AMC-11 operator SES to mitigate interference threats posed by Galaxy 15 in an upcoming interview with Satellite News. 

According to Guillemin, the panic stirred over Galaxy 15’s potential to disrupt U.S. pay TV services was largely “unfounded,” as the operators developed a strategy with the customers involved almost immediately after Intelsat lost control of the satellite April 5 due to an anomaly.

“We communicated our situation with everyone involved from day one,” said Guillemin. “We worked with both SES and customers and had several options to prevent any service disruption. Some of the claims that were floating on blogs and media sites outside of the satellite-specific press painted a completely inaccurate picture, considering that we have experience dealing with these situations and have been successful in the past with similar service transitions.”

This feature will be released in Satellite News on June 4. To access the complete interview with Guillemin, subscribe to Satellite News, our premium b2b satellite industry newsletter, by visiting www.satellitetoday.com/vip