Intelsat, Ltd. and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have announced that the FAO’s World Food Security Summit in Rome from June 3-5 will be broadcast globally via the Intelsat satellite network. As the official satellite capacity sponsor, Intelsat will use its network of satellite and terrestrial facilities for the collection and distribution of the Summit proceedings. The purpose of the World Food Security Summit is to address food security issues in the face of soaring food prices and the new challenges of climate change and energy security. Proceedings of the Summit will be accessible in real time from almost any point around the globe, broadcast over a hybrid mix of Intelsat’s fiber and teleport facilities, plus at least five Intelsat communications satellites. Intelsat has made its communications network available throughout the last 10 years for the global transmission of major FAO events—Rome, Italy and Pembroke, Bermuda
Intelsat To Bring Food Relief Planning To Viewers
Intelsat, Ltd. and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have announced that the FAO’s World Food Security Summit in Rome from June 3-5 will be broadcast globally via the Intelsat satellite network. As the official satellite capacity sponsor, Intelsat will use its network of satellite and terrestrial facilities for the collection and distribution of the Summit proceedings. The purpose of the World Food Security Summit is to address food security issues in the face of soaring food prices and the new challenges of climate change and energy security. Proceedings of the Summit will be accessible in real time from almost any point around the globe, broadcast over a hybrid mix of Intelsat’s fiber and teleport facilities, plus at least five Intelsat communications satellites. Intelsat has made its communications network available throughout the last 10 years for the global transmission of major FAO events—Rome, Italy and Pembroke, Bermuda
