[Satellite Today 06-23-09] Spacenet signed a multi-year agreement with SES Americom-New Skies for expanded capacity on the AMC-4, AMC-5 and AMC-6 satellites serving emergency response networks in North America, Spacenet announced June 22.
    The expansion will enable Spacenet to offer improved connectivity to businesses, governments and law enforcement agencies in the event of catastrophic storms, network glitches and other unforeseen outages.
    “We’re implementing our fixed and mobile VSAT networks and leveraging SES Americom-New Skies’ always-on connection in virtually every region of the country at the consumer and public safety level,” Glenn Katz, Spacenet’s president and COO, said in a statement.