Cabin Interior and Electronics
Intelsat Supports Red Cross, Team Rubicon in Nepal Relief
Intelsat provides broadband network solutions for earthquake-ravaged Nepal

Satellite broadband service provider Intelsat donated its services to the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Team Rubicon for relief efforts in Nepal following last month’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake. The quake and subsequent aftershocks disrupted communications throughout the country, and “last mile” connectivity for countless remote communities. Millions of victims were left in need of relief, and the conventional communications infrastructure was devastated.

IFRC and Team Rubicon set about deploying satellite-based broadband networks to support emergency medical and other logistical operations. Among other efforts, the IntelsatOne terrestrial network at Intelsat’s Fuchsstadt, Germany Teleport supported Internet connections and voice-over-Internet (VOI) service to remote hospitals in stricken areas.