COMSAT Mobile Announces Launch of Aeronautical High-Speed Data Service.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 2, 2001 New ISDN-based Service Offers Aircraft Operators and Passengers Immediate Access to Data Files and Services in the Sky Via Inmarsat COMSAT Mobile Communications COMSAT mobile communications (CMC) is a telecommunications company which provides Mobile packet data service. It was formerly owned by Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin) but is believed to have been acquired by Telenor of Norway in (CMC), a business unit of Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, today announced that it will be the first to offer Inmarsat high-speed data service to the aeronautical market. Currently undergoing final quality testing, COMSAT Comsat: see Communications Satellite Corporation; communications satellite. (COMSAT General Corporation, Bethesda, MD) Formerly Communications Satellite Corporation, COMSAT was a private company that was created by the U.S. Aero High Speed Data (HSD) Service is planned to be available commercially in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions by the end of the year. Commercial service in the Indian Ocean Region is planned to begin during the first quarter of 2002. The service uses Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. (ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. ) technology and provides reliable connections at speeds of 64 Kbps permitting customers to transfer large files such as proposals, presentations, and complex graphics and images. Users also can e-mail and fax, participate in video and teleconferences, and connect to their corporate LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network . COMSAT Aero HSD allows customers to browse the Internet at speeds higher than those allowed by conventional dial-up modems. The service also offers secure communications over a range of secure terminals including STU-III STU-III Secure Telephone Unit III (US government) , STU-IIB, KIV7, and STE. "COMSAT Mobile's new aeronautical high-speed data service offers seamless continuity of important day-to-day activities for customers traveling in corporate, government, and commercial passenger aircraft, allowing them to maintain decision-making speed, increase productivity, and capitalize on new business opportunities - while in flight," said Kathryn Y. Holman, vice president and general manager of COMSAT Mobile Communications. COMSAT Aero HSD is compatible with Inmarsat Aero H antennas and systems, is easy to use, and works with popular operating systems such as Microsoft Windows. "Customers using CMC's newest aeronautical offering will also receive the same high quality customer care and simplified billing that has been a hallmark of COMSAT service for more than three decades, including around-the-clock operator multilingual assistance," Holman said. COMSAT's Aero HSD service is part of CMC's portfolio of Aeronautical communications solutions that provide customers a virtual Office in the Sky(SM). COMSAT Mobile Communications provides maritime, aeronautical, and land mobile data, high-speed data, Internet access, and voice communications services to customers worldwide via the Inmarsat satellite system. Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LMT LMT left mentotransverse (position of fetus). ), delivers secure, reliable, advanced-technology products and services to help enterprise customers leverage their telecommunications and information technology assets. LMGT has annual revenues in excess of $1 billion and employs 4,000 personnel worldwide with major points of presence in North and South America, Europe and Asia. |
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