Telenor Satellite Services Adds New Communications Technologies Offered Thru the General Services Administration.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OSLO, Norway & ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2004 Company Adds Very Small Aperture Terminal (communications) Very Small Aperture Terminal - (VSAT) A kind of ground station used to contact a communications satellite such as INMARSAT. (VSAT (Very Small Aperture satellite Terminal) A small earth station for satellite transmission that handles up to 56 Kbits/sec of digital transmission. VSATs that handle the T1 data rate (up to 1.544 Mbits/sec) are called "TSATs. ) Global Satellite Solution Services Via GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. Contract Telenor Satellite Services has expanded its portfolio of global communications services via satellite available to United States government customers through its General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. Federal Telecommunications Service (GSA/FTS) contract. Under the competitively awarded contract, government agencies and other appropriate organizations can obtain a full suite of data, high-speed data, and premium quality voice applications for both worldwide and domestic mobile satellite communications. Of significant importance to U.S. Government customers is the addition of Telenor VSAT services to its GSA contract. These services offer government users the flexibility to order customized C and Ku band global VSAT systems over multiple satellite networks. The end-to-end services include network design, provision of equipment and capacity, implementation, operation, maintenance and training. Telenor's VSAT services provide customers with access to a full suite of telecommunications services including voice, data, Internet access with e-mail, video conferencing and many others. Telenor has been a global leader in customized VSAT services for a number of years with a center of expertise residing with Telenor Satellite Networks. In addition to posting reduced prices for several existing services, Telenor now offers 144kbps Regional Broadband Global Area Network A Broadband Global Area Network or BGAN for short, is a form of Satellite internet and telephony provided by INMARSAT. The system uses two geostationary satellites with additional satellites planned to be launched in 2007/2008 to increase coverage to global. (Regional BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) A mobile satellite network service launched in 2005 from Inmarsat plc that allows users around the world to connect to the Internet or a corporate network. ), Swift, the newest data and voice technology for the aviation industry, and Fleet and Global Area Network (GAN) technologies affording flexible high-speed and packet data options to maritime and land mobile users. Government purchasers can also obtain Iridium iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4. satellite services via the Telenor GSA contract. "As we strive to be the world's preferred provider of communications via satellite, Telenor is committed to providing all of its customers premium services and expert, around-the-clock customer care," said Tore Hilde, chief executive officer of Telenor Satellite Services. "This company has enjoyed a long-standing business relationship with the United States Government that is based on high-quality reliable communications that provide government users the most value for their money. Telenor's most recent GSA contract modifications are proof of our continuing commitment to this business standard." Users can find more information about Telenor's complete portfolio of industry-leading value-added services by going to the Telenor Web site at www.telenor.com/satellite and clicking on the Products and Services section. About Telenor: Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Telenor is an international provider of high quality telecommunications, data and media communication services. Telenor is one of Norway's largest companies with 2002 revenues of approximately NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 48.8 billion (approximately U.S. $7 billion) and a workforce of 22,100 located in Norway and abroad. Telenor is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange An exchange founded in 1819 and trading stocks, bonds, and stock options that is considered the options market of Norway. (TEL TEL Telephone TEL Telegram TEL Telugu (langauge) TEL Terrorist Exclusion List TEL Technology-Enhanced Learning TEL Transporter-Erector-Launcher TEL Tetra-Ethyl Lead TEL Team Deutsche Telekom ) and the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on in New York (TELN). Telenor Satellite Services is the world's preferred provider of global communications via satellite for customers on land, at sea, and in flight. Telenor delivers high-speed data, voice and video communications and offers an innovative portfolio of value-added services including prepaid calling solutions, easy Internet access with e-mail and direct calling to Inmarsat terminals. Telenor also offers The Source(TM), a web-based account management system available exclusively to Telenor Service Providers. Telenor Satellite Services owns and operates a global network of land earth stations located at Eik (Norway) and Southbury (Connecticut) and Santa Paula (California) in the United States, and uses the satellite systems of Inmarsat, Intelsat, and Iridium for its services. For more information look us up on the Web at www.telenor.com/satellite. |
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