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News January 12, 2005 PolarSat ships over 15 tons of VSAT equipment in a preliminary shipment to China’s General Administration of Civil Aviation Montreal, Quebec, Canada, January 12, 2005 – PolarSat is proud to announce that it shipped 15.8 tons of VSAT equipment on December 21, 2004 to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC). This shipment represents only the first phase of a contract currently valued at almost $12M and expected to grow in the near future. The equipment for this shipment was produced in record time considering the actual contract was signed on September 17, 2004. Cos Modafferi, President and CEO of PolarSat, praised the employees for their contribution to making this first phase a success. “Our employees’ continued commitment to the company’s core values will ensure that the remainder of this program will be equally successful.” he said. This VSATPlus II network will connect the ATMB headquarters offices and regional centers in a full mesh network. All sites will support a complex mix of voice and data communications. Another important application to be supported by the network is the ability to provide backup connectivity to the ATMB’s recently deployed fiber optic ATM network. In the event of a terrestrial line failure, satellite bandwidth will automatically be reallocated to restore service. The VSATPlus II provides a full mesh, hubless network with no single point of failure and offers the greatest ease of network configuration and expansion. It supports the most 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. 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 three distinct product lines of satellite-based networking products. In addition to the VSATPlus II, PolarSat also offers the FlexiDAMA (TDM-SCPC/DAMA) and NANOOK (DVB-RCS) Product lines. FlexiDAMA 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. The NANOOK product line, including the family of KODIAK remote terminals is based upon the DVB-RCS open standard. Building upon this published air interface (DVB-S forward link, MF-TDMA return link), the NANOOK product line extends the capability and functionality of this broadband access technology through an elegant integrated suite of IP enhancements. Quality of Service (QOS), TCP Performance Enhancements (PEP), IPCompression, IPSec, Firewall, and DHCP form the core of a robust and extensible product line. 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
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