Advantech Satellite Networks And O3B Networks Announce Technology Partnership For Cellular Backhaul, Maritime And Defense Sectors
Advantech Satellite Networks announces it has entered into a technology partnership with O3b Networks, Ltd, a newly established satellite operator headquartered in Jersey, Channel Islands.

MONTREAL, QC, February 06, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Advantech Satellite Networks announces it has entered into a technology partnership with O3b Networks, Ltd, a newly established satellite operator headquartered in Jersey, Channel Islands. Recognized for pioneering satellite-based DVB standardized communications technology, Advantech will build features into its SatNet DVB-S2/ACM platform to interoperate with O3b's Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Satellite Constellation, enabling partners to access O3b's satellite network.

Given the mobile dynamics of the MEO Constellation, the O3b Networks system will enable service providers to connect directly to 3G, 4G and WiMAX cell towers, virtually eliminating the need for major capital expenditure on backhaul and international backbone trunking. The integration effort will leverage Advantech Satellite Networks' widely deployed technologies that support mobility for applications across the maritime, military or defense sectors. The software upgrade will feature an automatic satellite beam switching feature that will allow the SatNet remote to maintain seamless connectivity from one satellite to the next as they circle the earth five times daily.

Advantech looks forward to working with O3b in providing solutions that meet the needs of the developing world. "We believe our customers and solutions supporting global (DVB-RCS) standards can be paramount in serving the O3b community," says Don Osborne, President of Advantech's Satellite Networks division.

Greg Wyler, O3b Networks' Founder and Chief Executive Officer stated, "we are pleased to have a partnership with a proven satellite communications leader like Advantech Satellite Networks. We value the expertise they can bring to our venture, especially since they've established an important platform relied upon by the world's largest satellite and cellular operators."

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