Vizada
and
MultiSAT
Deliver
Satcom
Services
and
Solutions
for
Mining
Industry
Oct
27,
2011
Vizada,
and
Mexican
service
provider
MultiSAT
today
announced
that
the
companies
are
now
offering
a
broad
range
of
mobile
satellite
services
and
solutions
for
the
Mexican
mining
industry.
IsatPhone
Link
offers
users
a
new
low-cost,
land-based
global
satellite
phone
service;
vehicular
BGAN
turns
any
vehicle
on
the
move
into
a
mobile
communications
hub;
and
the
Iridium
Extreme(TM)
handset
with
fully
integrated
GPS
delivers
critical
location-based
services
such
as
online
tracking
and
emergency
SOS
notification.
This
week
MultiSAT
and
Vizada
will
be
showcasing
these
services
and
solutions
at
the
Convencion
International
de
Mineria
in
Acapulco,
Mexico.
"We
have
a
strong
history
in
providing
satellite
communications
on
land,
sea
and
air,
and
we
are
excited
to
bring
our
expertise
and
the
most
innovative
mission-critical
services
and
solutions
to
the
mining
industry,"
said
Porfirio
Suarez,
General
Director
for
MultiSAT.
"No
matter
where
personnel
are
deployed
--
rigs,
derricks,
mines
or
isolated
exploration
areas
--
together
with
Vizada,
we
have
the
solutions
to
match
their
needs."
Through
its
partnership
with
Vizada,
MultiSAT
offers
voice
and
broadband
data
services
across
multiple
satellite
network
operators,
including
Inmarsat,
Iridium
and
Thuraya.
These
services
keep
business-critical
connections
up
and
running
for
miners
and
mining
organizations
and
help
to
increase
workers'
safety
with
24/7
access
to
voice
and
data
services
even
in
the
most
remote
regions
of
the
earth.
They
also
enhance
efficiency
on
site
by
speeding
up
the
exploration
process
and
enabling
repairs
on
remote
systems.
"Satellite
communications
offers
mining
organizations
great
onsite
benefits,"
said
Fabio
Alencar,
Director
of
Latin
American
Sales
for
Vizada.
"Organizations
and
on-the-ground
personnel
get
an
instant
connection,
see
significant
improvements
in
efficiency
and
portability,
and
more
importantly,
they
can
better
ensure
workers'
safety
wherever
they
may
be."
MultiSAT
is a
Vizada
Solutions(TM)
Certified
Partner
which
enables
it
to
sell
and
service
the
entire
Vizada
Solutions
portfolio.
This
set
of
solutions
optimizes
basic
broadband
and
IP-based
connectivity
services
on
land,
at
sea
or
in
flight.
Solutions
include
messaging,
Fixed2Mobile
calling,
prepaid
solutions
and
IP
and
networking
applications.
