AIRPORT CITY, Israel,
July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Station711, the mobile satellite arm of RRsat Global
Communications Network Ltd (NASDAQ: RRST), an innovative mobile
satellite services provider and Inmarsat Distribution Partner,
announced today the commercial service launch to its markets of the
new global fixed satellite phone - IsatPhone Link from
Inmarsat.
IsatPhone Link offers voice capabilities, email and low-speed
data services up to an effective 20kbps, in a fixed installation.
The IsatPhone Link is easy to transport, set up and use. It is
targeted to remote areas where a stable connection is required for
single or multiple users. Typical sectors are: remote work sites
and communities, utilities, AID and NGOs.
Beam Communications, Inmarsat's design and manufacturing partner
has created two IsatPhone Link products which Station711 will be
offering its customers - Terra 400 and Terra 800. Both products are
dust and splash proof - ingress protection (IP) rating of 53 - and
feature a dedicated RJ11/POTS interface for corded or cordless
handsets or integration into a PABX. Data access is provided via
USB. Terra 800 also provides an enhanced IP rating of 54, an
integrated handset, built-in menu screen, and additional exterior
SIM slot for multiple users.
"We are excited about offering both new and existing customers
the IsatPhone Link service. Allowing a low cost fixed
connectivity option will serve those remote sites and communities
with ongoing communications," said Zvika
Nave, Senior Director of Mobile Satellite Services,
Station711. "With the additional option of integrating the service
into a PABX and the ability to deploy it as a pay-phone solution,
it broadens the market for both single and multiple users."
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, including statements regarding (i) the growth of
our business and the television and radio broadcasting industries,
(ii) our expectation to expand our client base and sell
additional services to our existing client base, (iii) our ability
to successfully integrate the teleports we acquired, (iv)
our ability to develop and commercialize the RRinternetTV
service, (v) our expectation to extend the average length of
our contracts in the future, (vi) our ability to develop,
expand and commercialize our HD Platform, (vii) our ability
to report future successes, (viii) our ability to expand our
activity in the North American market, (ix) our ability to develop
and expand our relationship with mobile satellite services
distribution partners; and (x) our intention to distribute
dividends in the future and the size of any dividends
declared. These forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current
expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the
companies and the industry as of the date of this press release.
The company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances,
or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by
law. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially
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and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more details, please refer to
our SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and our Current Reports on Form
6-K.
Information in this press release
concerning Inmarsat and Beam Communications is based on information
provided by these organizations and has not been independently
verified by RRsat.
About Station711
Being the mobile satellite arm of RRsat Global Communications
Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), Station711 provides communications
solutions to the maritime, terrestrial and aviation markets. As
Inmarsat's 4th generation distribution partner, with our own LES
for existing and evolved Inmarsat services and via our own global
teleports and fiber optics network, Station711 has you covered to
guarantee seamless global communications anywhere, anytime. The
Station711 platform, based on the most advanced technologies, can
be integrated into yours existing communications infrastructures.
This unique capability results in significant cost and resource
savings.
Press Contact:
Avi Koren, Marketing Director
Tel: +972-54-9955617
Email: avi.koren@station711.com
SOURCE Station711