Norsat NewsLink Portable Satellite Terminals Now in Kuwait, Operational and Ready for Action.News Editors/Political Writers/High-Tech Writers BURNABY Burnaby (bûr`nəbē), city (1991 pop. 158,858), eastern suburb of Vancouver, SW B.C., Canada. A transportation, industrial, and distribution center, its products include steel, trucks, telecommunications and electronic equipment, lumber, , British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2003 Norsat International Inc. (Nasdaq:NSAT NSAT National Secondary Assessment Test (Philippines) ) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :NII (National Information Infrastructure) The U.S. government's policy for managing advanced technology in the country. The Clinton/Gore administration (1993-2001) was very enthusiastic about the Internet and proposed that it should be funded by private industry and be ) today announced that three Norsat NewsLink NewsLink Pty Ltd (or HDS Retail Asia Pacific) is an Australian company responsible for providing convenience items and travel products in airports and train stations in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Fiji. (TM) portable satellite terminals, designed to enable high quality live broadcasting from remote areas, are now operational in Kuwait and ready for full deployment by their news network owners. The units, two of which were purchased by New-York based CBS News CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. Current productions Current television shows
Within days, the networks are expecting to broadcast live images from the frontlines of the current world news hot spot. The Norsat NewsLink(TM) will allow these two news broadcasters to file reports from any remote area in the region - from mountaintops, the desert, mid-ocean, or from the middle of nowhere - instead of being tied to a fixed location. Norsat's engineers, on location in Kuwait City, have noted that other broadcasters are restricted in their remote broadcasting capabilities and have set up their traditional "flyaway fly·a·way adj. 1. Made or worn loose or draped, as to allow or suggest fluttering in the wind: a flyaway coat; long, flyaway hair. 2. a. " equipment on hotel roofs on Kuwait City. Norsat engineers accompanied the NewsLink(TM) terminals to Kuwait from Canada, via London, and are providing field training for news crews and reporters. Michael Heaven, Norsat Executive Vice President, OmniLink(TM) Business Unit, said that Norsat technicians accompanied the units overseas so as to "ensure that our early adopters receive the maximum level of assistance in the field and that they know how to take full advantage of the technology." The Norsat NewsLink (TM), which in its basic configuration lists for US$110,000, is a sophisticated adaptation of the satellite technology previously referred to as the Norsat "pico-terminal." The compact and specially designed terminal is carried in two suitcases and deployed easily in the field in several minutes without special tools. The Norsat NewsLink(TM) allows the transmission of broadcast quality MPEG-2 video via DVB-S See DVB. over satellite. The terminal is ideally suited for the transmission of video, voice, and IP data in remote or hostile environments See: operational environment. . NewsLink(TM) part of a family of products The Norsat NewsLink(TM) is a member of the Norsat OmniLink(TM) family of portable satellite terminals. The first application of the portable technology, which combines Norsat's expertise in both microwave products and the open networks businesses, was seen in the first Norsat "pico-terminals." The "pico-terminal" product, featuring top-level privacy and security features, was renamed the Norsat SecureLink(TM). "Over time, our intention is to develop and introduce additional portable terminal products to extend the Norsat product offering," said Mike Heaven, Norsat Executive Vice President, OmniLink(TM) Business Unit. The Norsat OmniLink(TM) group of products will provide a broad spectrum of portable satellite terminal products for a variety of vertical markets. "The company sees many applications for this technology in education and medical services for deployment in areas of the world where no infrastructure exists to exchange high quality video, audio and data," he added. Norsat's current OmniLink(TM) customer list is available on the Norsat website: (http://www.norsat.com/products/omnilink/omnilink.htm). About Norsat International Inc. Norsat International Inc. designs and markets satellite products for high-speed data transmission, including the Norsat OmniLink(TM) group of portable satellite terminals for application in remote or hostile environments. Forward Looking Statements Statements in this release relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc matters that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to general economic conditions, changes in technology, reliance on third party manufacturing, managing rapid growth, global sales risks, limited intellectual property protection and other risks and uncertainties described in Norsat's public filings with securities regulatory authorities Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest regulatory agency administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities . SOURCE: Norsat International Inc. |
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