Latin American companies purchase earth stations to transmit
voice and data communications
JACKSON, Miss, April 19, 1999 -- IDB Systems, a division of MCI
WorldCom Inc. (NASDAQ: WCOM), recently signed contracts, totaling $4
million, with three Latin American customers.
The three customers - Orbitel S.A. E.S.P. in Colombia, Haitel in
Haiti and Telintar Norte in Argentina - are each purchasing a
16.4-meter Intelsat Standard A earth station. . All three earth
stations will be primarily used to transmit voice and data
communications. The Intelsat Standard A station is the largest of the
Intelsat earth stations. About 54 feet in diameter, these earth
stations typically serve as international gateways, connecting
thousands of high speed data, voice, and video channels Orbitel S.A.
E.S.P, an international carrier in Colombia, is locating its earth
station near Medellin, Colombia. Haitel placing its earth station near
Port au Prince, Haiti. Telintar Norte, the satellite and internatinoal
telecommunications operator affiliate of Telecom Argentina, is
installing its earth station at the Teleport of Bosque Alegre in
Cordoba, Argentina.
"Latin American countries are rapidly advancing their
telecommunications systems," said John Overstreet, vice president
and general manager of IDB Systems Inc. "It's exciting to be a
part of that process and we're pleased by these companies'
confidence in us to construct, deliver, and implement the highest
quality earth station equipment."
IDB Systems is responsible for the engineering and implementation of
each of the Intelsat earth stations. IDB will provide the design,
integration, and installation of the satellite earth stations,
overseeing all aspects of product from initial material procurement
through post-installation which allows the company to maintain the
highest level of quality. IDB also will oversee testing, training and
Intelsat certification of the stations. With offices in Dallas, Denver,
Beijing, London and Bangkok, IDB engineers and technicians have
designed and constructed hundreds of temporary and permanent earth
stations worldwide since the company began in 1984.
MCI WorldCom is a global communications company with revenue of more
than $30 billion and established operations in over 65 countries
encompassing the Americas, Europe and the Asia-pacific regions. MCI
WorldCom is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully integrated
local, long distance, international and Internet services. MCI
WorldCom's global networks, including its state-of-the-art
pan-European network and transoceanic cable systems, provide end-to-end
high-capacity connectivity to more than 40,000 buildings worldwide. IDB
is a division of MCI WorldCom and its World Wide Web address is
http://www.idbsystems.com. For more information on MCI WorldCom, visit
the World Wide Web at http://www.wcom.com.
