News

March 23, 2005

PolarSat Introduces Turbo Codes to SkyIP

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 23, 2005 – PolarSat Inc. today announced the general availability of Turbo Codes into its existing FlexiDAMA product line, featuring its flagship terminal, SkyIP. Using state-of-the-art Turbo Product Codes, this further enhances the product line’s ability to efficiently and reliably route IP data over satellite. Combined with the FlexiDAMA’s advanced Bandwidth on Demand (BoD) and DAMA (Demand Assigned Multiple Access) capabilities, this enhancement further strengthens FlexiDAMA’s industry leading position for cost-effective satellite networking.

The addition of Turbo Codes encompasses the FlexiDAMA Unit which is capable of full mesh networking and the SkyIP terminal which provides an aggregated IP link from a remote station to a central Hub or gateway station.

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ABOUT POLARSAT

PolarSat Inc. is a privately-held company focused on the development and manufacture of satellite communications terminal equipment and systems. The company employs some 94 people.

PolarSat offers two distinct product lines of satellite-based networking products. The FlexiDAMA product line uses SCPC-DAMA satellite access technology to provide full mesh circuit and packet switched connectivity with dynamic in-circuit bandwidth-on-demand to provide maximum flexibility and bandwidth efficiency. Further, the company’s SkyIP (IP-based technology) offers remote offices simplicity and scalability across a wide range of telecommunications services, including Internet access, LAN/WAN interconnects, voice, data, and on-demand video teleconferencing. A companion product to FlexiDAMA/SkyIP terminals is the Grizzly IED (Intelligent Edge Device). It provides QoS, Performance enhancements (PEP), Security (IPSec), Compression (IPComp), DHCP and Firewall features.

The VSATPlus II provides a full mesh, hubless network with no single point of failure and supports demanding network applications including high quality voice, low and high-speed data, video conferencing and fax - all in a single low-cost, integrated platform. Combined with the unique direct E1 telephony and Frame Relay interface, the VSATPlus II is the most cost-effective satellite communications solution for multi-line and/or multi-application networks in the world.

PolarSat’s head office and manufacturing plant is located at 18105 Trans-Canada Highway, Kirkland, Quebec, Canada.

For further information about PolarSat Inc. please contact:

Sandra Frosst
Manager, Sales and Marketing
Telephone : (514) 694-2244
Facsimile : (514) 694-5288
Email : sfrosst@polarsat.com