MSV Technology Advancement Further Aids Internet Access in a Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Network
9 February 2007
Mobile Satellite Ventures ("MSV") announced today that it has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,174,127 (the "'127 Patent") by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The '127 patent is the eighteenth patent to issue to MSV relating to the company's satellite- terrestrial hybrid system including Ancillary Terrestrial Component ("ATC") technology.
The '127 Patent, entitled "Data Communications Systems and Methods using Different Wireless Links for Inbound and Outbound Data," issued on February 6, 2007, and addresses the utility of hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks in providing internet services to user devices. In particular, the '127 Patent describes a system in which a user device receives Internet content from a broadcast satellite while using the satellites of the hybrid network or the ATC to transmit data back to the internet.
"Given the proliferation of satellite-based Internet services, the ability to marry the advantages of MSV's satellite-ATC capabilities with existing satellite-based Internet availability provides significant advantages to MSV and its customers," explained Dr. Peter D. Karabinis, Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at MSV. "At MSV we are constantly striving to provide better solutions to our customers. The solutions claimed in the '127 Patent represent significant steps toward providing improved services."
About SkyTerra Communications, Inc. and Mobile Satellite Ventures
MSV is developing a state-of-the-art hybrid satellite-terrestrial communications network, which it expects will provide seamless, transparent and ubiquitous wireless coverage of the United States and Canada to conventional handsets. MSV holds the first FCC license to provide hybrid satellite-terrestrial services. MSV plans to launch two satellites for coverage of the United States and Canada, which are expected to be among the largest and most powerful commercial satellites ever built. When completed, the network is expected to support communications in a variety of areas including public safety, homeland security, aviation, transportation and entertainment, by providing a platform for interoperable, user-friendly and feature-rich voice and high-speed data services. MSV is majority owned and controlled by SkyTerra Communications, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SKYT).
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Source: prnewswire
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