Segovia Executive to Speak on Army Commercial SATCOM Mobility Panel

HERNDON, Va., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Segovia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc and a leading provider of secure, global communications to the public and private sectors, announced today that Andy Beegan, Chief Technology Officer and Senior VP, will participate as a speaker at the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) sponsored Army SATCOM Users' Workshop, held in conjunction with LandWarNet next week in Tampa, Florida.

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Mr. Beegan, a key leader in Segovia's ability to engineer innovative communication solutions that meet mobility needs for the U.S. military services, will be joining other industry executives as a panel speaker to discuss how, in a budget-constrained environment, new technologies can help Army forces acquire cost effective and high performance bandwidth to meet mobility demands, especially in the airborne environment. On the panel, Mr. Beegan will also discuss the implications of hybrid Ku-/L-band solutions that can be used to transform mobility communications with a roadmap to integrate Ka-band to achieve greater cost savings and throughput.

WHO:
Andy Beegan
Chief Technology Officer and Senior VP
Segovia, Inc.

WHAT:
Speaking Panel: "Mobility Demands: An Operational View of Technology vs. Requirements"
Army SATCOM Users' Workshop

WHERE:
Tampa Convention Center
333 South Franklin Street
First Floor, Rooms 18 & 19
Tampa, Florida 33602

WHEN:
Monday, August 22, 2011
8:45 - 10:15 am ET

Segovia encourages Army officials attending LandWarNet to visit this Army SATCOM Users' Workshop in order to explore solutions for meeting mobility bandwidth requirements more efficiently or to meet with the company after the speaking panel to discuss specific communication needs. As the operator of the largest VSAT network for the Department of Defense, Segovia has long been a trusted partner of the Defense community and specializes in delivering hybrid, end-to-end satellite and terrestrial tactical network solutions.  

Visitors to Segovia's booth #230 at LandWarNet, also held at the Tampa Convention Center, August 23-25, can meet with Mr. Beegan and other Segovia SATCOM and mobility subject matter experts to explore the company's full range of integrated and secure global communication solutions, which deliver quickly deployable network connectivity for its customers anywhere in the world. Segovia's outside booth will feature live network demonstrations of the Segovia Secure Converged Network, to include: Data Transfer, VTC (Video Teleconferencing), VoIP, Personnel Tracking Capability, Cell Phone over Satellite, and RDN (Radio Distributed Network) comprised of local Wi-Max/4G connectivity with Segovia providing network backhaul to the Internet/PSTN.

About Segovia

Segovia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc, is a recognized leader in providing secure, global communication solutions to the public and private sectors. For nearly a decade, the company's existing global network infrastructure and innovative business approach -- backed by the industry's most skilled and experienced workforce -- have yielded smarter solutions, delivered with greater speed, reliability and customer focus. A trusted partner of the defense, homeland security and emergency first-response communities, Segovia quickly deploys end-to-end, mission-critical communications to support strategic and tactical initiatives worldwide. Segovia is headquartered in Herndon, VA, with network assets and operations around the globe. To learn more, visit www.SegoviaIP.com or call 866.SEGOVIA.

Media Contact:
Alena Koci
Senior Director, Marketing
Segovia, Inc.
Phone: (703) 621-0271
Fax: (703) 435-1992
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE Segovia, Inc.