Intelsat 29e. Photo: Intelsat.

[Via Satellite 06-02-2016] KDDI Corporation (KDDI), a Japan-based global telecommunications company, has teamed with Intelsat to use the operator’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) platform, Intelsat EpicNG, to provide regionalized video contribution and backhaul services at the upcoming Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Intelsat will support KDDI’s contribution services for a global media customer via a regionalized C-band beam from Intelsat 29e, located at 310 degrees east, for the transmission of High Definition (HD) video signals from sports venues at the games to the International Broadcast Center in Rio de Janeiro.

“The ability of Intelsat EpicNG to deliver more megabits per megahertz enables us to provide more efficient, high-quality, video contribution services for our leading media customers,” said Ikuo Mochizuki, general manager of media sales department at KDDI. “By providing lower-cost, HD video transmission solutions, we are able to differentiate our services offerings to our subscribers. We are leveraging the efficiencies generated by the Intelsat EpicNG platform to grow our business.”

Intelsat has supported all of the Olympic games since 1968.