IN 1966, CABLE & Wireless’ first satellite earth station was built on Ascension Island as part of the Apollo space project. This heralded a new age of satellite communications and was the start of a major programme of establishing earth stations at key points around the globe.
In the 1990s, satellites form a major part of the global communications network. By 1995 Cable & Wireless operated 66 main earth stations in the Intelsat Global Network – more than any other company.
