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PanAmSat and KenCast, Inc. Carry Live Video of Satellite Launch from Russia to Wilton, CT to PDAs with New Satellite-based Broadband Technology
WILTON, CT, AUGUST 12, 2005 - PanAmSat announced Friday that it was joining forces with KenCast, Inc. to demonstrate the broadcasting of live, satellite-delivered video feeds to wireless handheld devices such as smartphones and laptops..
Taking place at PanAmSat's Northeast Headquarters in Wilton, CT, PanAmSat employees will use wireless handheld PDAs to watch a live broadcast of the launch of their Galaxy 14 satellite from a launch pad in Kazakhstan — half way around the world. The live video feed, captured at the launch site, is being transmitted via PanAmSat's satellite network to their offices in Connecticut. It is then multicast via terrestrial wireless broadband directly into the handheld PDAs — using KenCast's state of the art Fazzt Forward Error Correction (FEC) technology.
Both PanAmSat and KenCast are industry leaders in promoting and utilizing new and innovative technology, first with compressed digital delivery to cable systems and now with wireless broadband, such as WiMax. "Delivery by Satellite with extension by WiMax to handheld devices is the future", said Bruce Haymes, PanAmSat's senior vice president, Business Development.
About PanAmSat
Through its owned and operated fleet of 23 satellites, PanAmSat is a leading global provider of video, broadcasting and network distribution and delivery services. In total, the Company's in-orbit fleet is capable of reaching over 98 percent of the world's population through cable television systems, broadcast affiliates, direct-to-home operators, Internet service providers and telecommunications companies. In addition, PanAmSat supports the largest concentration of satellite-based business networks in the U.S., as well as specialized communications services in remote areas throughout the world.
About KenCast, Inc.
Founded in 1994, KenCast, Inc. develops and markets content delivery software that enables the accurate transmission of large digital files and live streams over satellite and terrestrial networks directly to authorized computers and PDAs at hundreds, or potentially thousands, of sites. The company's flagship product Fazzt FEC has become the industry standard by which all others are measured. KenCast products are currently in use in thousands of locations around the world by clients such as: large cable operators, major retail chains, movie studios, and local and national governments.
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