Posts Tagged ‘Satellite phones’

  • ASX Company News: NewSat Acquires Additional Satellite Space

    Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

    NewSat (NWT) announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire valuable space assets in the form of orbital slots for accommodating satellites. Currently licensed to AP Kypros Satellites Limited, a range of frequency assignments at several orbital slots will be exclusively sublicensed to NewSat. The agreement covers seven orbital slots in locations that cover all continents of the globe and are ideal for NewSat’s focus on high value customers and growth markets. The slots will be used to accommodate a fleet of Jabiru satellites, providing telecommunication services in the C Band, Ku Band and Ka Band spectrum. The agreement, which will be governed within the International Regulatory framework, gives NewSat exclusive use of one slot, 50% of the frequencies of another two slots and options over a further four slots. The agreement is subject to customary regulatory and other closing conditions. NewSat will pay consideration in the form of five cash instalments and a sixth and final instalment in ordinary shares on December 1 2011.

    “The slots are extremely valuable assets with senior filing status, outstanding geographic footprint and certainly enough capacity to see NewSat’s long-term future assured. We are now in a position to launch multiple satellites, each of which could generate in excess of $100 million of EBITDA per year” said NewSat CEO Adrian Ballintine. He added, “Achievement of this milestone is more significant than the 2005 acquisition of NewSat’s teleports. Orbital slots are the lifeblood of satellite operators, and to have multiple slots is the goal of long-term entrants.”

    NewSat Limited is Australia’s largest specialist provider of satellite capacity delivering voice, data and video communications via satellite. With its unique to Australia teleport infrastructure in Perth and Adelaide, NewSat provides a full range of managed satellite communication services and has established a reputation as the partner of choice for governments, corporations and private enterprises. Today, NewSat has the ability to provide coverage to 75% of the globe; from Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, across the Indian Ocean extending into Europe and across the Pacific Ocean, reaching into the west coast of the USA.

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    ASX Company News: NewSat Secures $2.8 million Satellite Communication Contracts

    Monday, January 17th, 2011

    Leading independent satellite communications company NewSat Limited (NWT) has announced $2.8 million worth of new contract wins. This positive result continues the strong end to 2010 with the previously announced $3 million worth of contracts closed in late 2010. These results were an extremely strong way to finish 2010 for NewSat, a year in which the company announced its maiden EBITDA of $1.6 million, and 25% revenue growth from the previous year.

    NewSat Chief Executive Officer Adrian Ballintine said that 2011 is shaping up to continue this exciting period for NewSat. “Such a positive end to the 2010 calendar year, coupled with these recent contract wins, sets us up well for 2011,” Mr Ballintine said. “The Jabiru Satellite program, as announced at the 2010 Annual General Meeting, combined with our strong results makes this an exciting period of opportunity and growth for NewSat.” “While these new contract wins are fantastic for NewSat, the opportunity to provide services to projects of such a varying nature also gives us the opportunity to demonstrate our flexibility and our industry-leading level of expertise,” Mr Ballintine said. “This expertise and experience, combined with our continual growth, leaves us well placed to make the transition from successful satellite solutions provider to satellite operator, Australia’s first, with the launch of Jabiru-1, in the coming years.”

    The combined $2.8 million worth of new contract wins include the recent $2 million contract with Nixon Communications, providing services to four major camps along the new liquefied natural gas pipeline being built between Chinchilla and Gladstone in Queensland. $800,000 of additional contract revenue will come from multiple Australian and international resource projects. With the $3 million of new contracts from late 2010, NewSat’s combined contract wins are closing in on $6 million over the last couple of months.

    NewSat Limited is Australia’s largest specialist provider of satellite capacity delivering voice, data and video communications via satellite. With its unique to Australia teleport infrastructure in Perth and Adelaide, NewSat provides a full range of managed satellite communication services and has established a reputation as the partner of choice for governments, corporations and private enterprises. Today, NewSat has the ability to provide coverage to 75% of the globe; from Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, across the Indian Ocean extending into Europe and across the Pacific Ocean, reaching into the west coast of the USA.

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    ASX Company News: NewSat Secures New Contracts

    Friday, December 3rd, 2010

    NewSat Limited (NWT) announces a number of new significant contract wins signed during November. The business contract wins are across several separate projects. Four contracts worth a total of $1.4 million to $2.4 million of revenue providing communication services to the US Military troops in southern Afghanistan;’ and Multiple contracts worth over $600,000 of revenue providing communications  for significant resource projects, such as Gorgon, in Australia and LNG in PNG.

    All the contract wins are through existing NewSat partners with service delivery out of the NewSat Perth and Adelaide teleport facilities set to commence immediately.

    NewSat provides its customers with access to an increasingly large and diverse range of satellites and has developed a world-renowned reputation for providing a full range of managed satellite communication services from its unique to Australia  infrastructure in Perth and Adelaide. Today, NewSat has the ability to reach 75% of the globe including: Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, across the Indian Ocean extending into Europe and across the Pacific Ocean, reaching into the west coast of the USA. The company’s vision is to provide multiple solutions on multiple satellites across  multiple platforms, enabling NewSat to provide cost-effective, timely and efficient satellite communications tailored to meet its customers’ unique requirements.

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    ASX Company News: World Reach To Manufacture Satellite Phones For Marine Industry

    Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

    Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (WRR), announced that it has received approval from Inmarsat plc, the leading provider of global mobile satellite  communications services, to design, manufacture and distribute the world’s first low-cost global FleetPhone terminal.

    Part of Inmarsat’s Global Satellite Phone Services (GSPS) family, and based on the core module of the new IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite phone, FleetPhone is planned for launch in quarter one 2011. The FleetPhone developed by Beam will be a dedicated satellite phone service for the maritime sector; a low-cost, easy-to-use fixed telephony solution that is ideal both for master and crew on smaller fishing vessels, leisure craft and regional merchant fleets.

    Utilising the latest Inmarsat-4 satellites, providing global coverage, the new FleetPhone will be designed to work in just about any conditions – in rain storms, dust storms, searing heat to sub-zero cold, tropical humidity or freezing fog. FleetPhone is the first in a series of IsatPhone Pro Core Module-based user terminals that Beam will be developing for Inmarsat to target specific global market applications and opportunities.

    The FleetPhone will target the maritime sector and offer such features as crew and Captain calling, data, tracking and alert monitoring capabilities and be purpose built for harsh maritime applications. Development has commenced on the FleetPhone and Beam’s major advantage is the ability to utilize much of the development that has already been commercialised from the docking station products.

    Inmarsat’s Senior Director, Maritime, James Collett, said: “Beam has proven through their development of the quality range of IsatDocks launched recently that they have the expertise and capability to bring strategic products for Inmarsat to market very quickly, which is extremely important in keeping up with the ever-changing MSS markets throughout the world. We look forward to the release of this product in the first quarter of 2011.”

    Beam Communications Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (WRR). Beam Communications designs, manufactures and distributes a wide range of Satellite and GSM voice, data, tracking terminals and accessories for the global telecommunications market. Through a global network of Resellers Beam solutions are deployed into a wide range of vertical markets including Maritime, Transport, Government, Defence, Mining, Construction, Forestry, Emergency Services, Relief Aid, Telemetry and Rural Telephony. Inmarsat plc is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services. Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing reliable voice and high speed data communications to governments, enterprises and other organizations, with a range of services that can be used on land, at sea or in the air. The company’s services are delivered through a global network of more than 400 distribution partners and service providers operating in 100 countries.

    World Reach Limited is an Australian publicly listed company, with strategic ownership of companies involved in the design, manufacturing and distribution of equipment, applications and services to the global needs of Information Communication & Technology markets. World Reach Limited is an Australian publicly listed company, owning 100% of Beam Communications Pty Ltd.

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    ASX Company News: World Reach Receives $2 million Telstra Order

    Saturday, September 18th, 2010

    World Reach Limited (WRR) is pleased to announce that it’s wholly owned subsidiary, Beam Communications Pty Ltd, has received a significant order from Telstra Corporation with a value of $2M. This order for Beam’s “SatDOCK” In-vehicle Hands-free Docking Station and an Iridium Satellite Telephone follows the initial order in December 2009 and will also include the latest Beam IntelliDOCK and Beam RapidSAT solutions. These units will be distributed through Telstra’s extensive Australia wide sales channels. Beam has experienced strong acceptance in the market for its Iridium based docking solutions and this additional major order from Telstra further demonstrates the demand for these bundled solutions for the Australian market place. Deliveries will commence in September and will be completed by February 2011.

    Beam Communications Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (WRR). Beam Communications designs, manufactures and distributes a wide range of Satellite and GSM voice, data, tracking terminals and accessories for the global telecommunications market. Through a global network of Resellers Beam solutions are deployed into a wide range of vertical markets including Maritime, Transport, Government, Defence, Mining, Construction, Forestry, Emergency Services, Relief Aid, Telemetry and Rural Telephony. World Reach Limited is an Australian publicly listed company, with strategic ownership of companies involved in the design, manufacturing and distribution of equipment, applications and services to the global needs of Information Communication & Technology markets. World Reach Limited is an Australian publicly listed company, owning 100% of Beam Communications Pty Ltd.

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    ASX Company News: NewSat Secures New Contract With Amstar Communications

    Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

    NewSat (NWT) has announced a new million dollar deal with Amstar Communications, to provide vital services to the Gorgon Project, one of the world’s largest natural gas projects.  NewSat will provide communications via satellite to Amstar, delivering services to  operational and administrative aspects of the project, as well as personal services for more than 600 staff living on-site.

    NewSat Chief Executive Officer Adrian Ballintine said that NewSat was pleased to be working with Amstar again, on a project that allows both entities to offer their significant experience and expertise to one of Australia’s most important resource projects. “We already play a crucial role in servicing the Gorgon Project. It’s a major part of what we  do and we are very good at it,” Mr Ballintine said. “Together with Amstar we will provide world class communications technology and expertise, which is exactly what a complex project, like Gorgon, requires to succeed.”

    The Gorgon Project is a development of the Gorgon Area Gas fields, off the north-west coast of Australia involving the construction of a 15 million tonne per annum Liquefied Natural Gas plant with the capacity to provide 300 terajoules per day to Western Australia. NewSat Limited has evolved to become Australia’s largest independently operated Satellite Communications Company. Our head office is located in Melbourne, Australia – with major facilities in Perth and Adelaide, Australia.

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    NewSat Secures $1 million In New Contracts

    Friday, June 4th, 2010

    Leading independent satellite communications company NewSat Limited have signed a contract with Nixon Communications to provide communications services to two major construction projects in Queensland. Two new major liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipelines will run between Roma and Morven gas fields, with construction commencing in July 2010. NewSat will provide communications via satellite to Nixon’s infrastructure at three major camps along the pipeline as well as to three smaller construction camps. The service will be used by Nixon Communications to meet the project’s operational and administrative requirements. Over 300 project personnel will have access to high speed internet, voice and data services. This new contract will provide over $1 million in revenue to NewSat over the next 12 months. This comes during a period of sustained strong performances for NewSat. The current quarter is well on target to be NewSat’s eighth successive quarter of delivering over plan.

    NewSat (NWT) has a long standing relationship with Nixon Communications, who provide remote communication services specifically designed for construction projects, area wide communication networks and preventative maintenance and emergency callout. Nixon provides communication systems to major commercial, construction and mining projects throughout Central Queensland, Australia, New Guinea, Asia and the Solomon Islands.

    NewSat Limited has evolved to become Australia’s largest independently operated Satellite Communications Company. Our head office is located in Melbourne, Australia – with major facilities in Perth and Adelaide, Australia. Over the years, NewSat has developed a world-renowned reputation for providing a full range of managed satellite communication services including Telemetry Tracking & Control (TT&C) and Carrier Service Monitoring (CSM) – from its Teleports in Perth and Adelaide , Australia. Today, NewSat has the ability to reach 75% of the globe including Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, across the Indian Ocean extending into Europe and Perth across the Pacific Ocean, reaching into the West Coast of the USA.

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    World Reach Secures Satellite Phone Manufacturing Contract

    Thursday, March 11th, 2010

    Beam Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (WRR) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, under which Beam has been appointed as the developer, manufacturer and distributor  of docking units for its forthcoming IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite phone, planned for launch in June 2010. Inmarsat provides a range of voice and high-­speed data communications services for use at sea, on land and in the air. Users of Inmarsat services include governments, international aid agencies and a wide range of commercial sectors, such as the  broadcast media, oil and gas, construction, mining, maritime, and aeronautical industries. The agreement provides that Beam Communications will design, manufacture and distribute a range of specialised docking units

    for IsatPhone Pro, Inmarsat’s first global handheld satellite phone. As well as a standard docking unit, Beam will produce vehicular and maritime versions, a version to accommodate indoor use. Inmarsat will provide Beam with a loan of up to US$3.18M to fund product development and initial working capital costs. This loan is to be repaid in installments equal to an agreed percentage of sales of these products by Beam or the supply of products directly to Inmarsat. The planned sales of the Inmarsat docking units is expected to commence in the first quarter of next financial year and is anticipated to exceed US$7M over the initial two – year period.

    “Beam is a leading manufacturer of satellite docking units and equipment, with many years of   experience, so we are delighted to have them working with us on our global handheld,” said Helen Stalker, Commercial Director    of Global Satellite Phone Services for Inmarsat.  “They are yet another best in – breed partner that we have secured to work on the ultimate combination that is IsatPhone Pro. The docking units that Beam provides will broaden the appeal of IsatPhone Pro to different markets, and extend its use in a wide range of environments and applications”.

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    World Reach Signs Distribution Agreement

    Thursday, January 28th, 2010

    World Reach Limited (WRR) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Beam Communications Pty Ltd, has entered into a distribution agreement with Spacenet Communications Services de Mexico SA de CV as a strategic reseller for Beam products in this new market for Iridium products.

    Spacenet has a sound reputation providing integrated communication solutions to the Mexican market, including a range of voice and data services and applications, developed to meet customized communications needs. Spacenet will serve established and emerging markets in Mexico such as maritime, leisure and commercial fishing, aviation, oil and gas, utilities, agriculture, emergency communications, mining, transportation, government/military and heavy construction.

    Beam’s product range enables Spacenet to gain access to the widest range of Iridium products available, thus providing a suite of products and services to immediately support voice, data, telemetry and tracking opportunities.

    Beam Communications Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited; The Beam  Communications subsidiary was established in 2002, making a substantial investment in the development and manufacturing of Remote Satellite Communications solutions for the global telecommunications market. Now one of the leading global manufacturers of Iridium-based satellite communications equipment, Beam offers the widest range of Iridium solutions across all market segments, and is particularly focused on the exploitation of the newly released Iridium data module targeted at asset tracking and other applications.

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