PolarSat satellite products and services marks 20-year record of reliable operations for a wide variety of mission-critical applications in China.

 

 

9, 2011

 

PolarSat Inc. is celebrating over 20 years of its products and services being at the forefront of providing mission critical satellite communications service to a wide variety of Chinese clients in the public and enterprise sectors. PolarSat’s pioneering approach has helped provide vital communications infrastructure to a multitude of organizations in varying industries.

 

Its first generation of satellite terminals were purchased by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in 1989 to provide voice and data communications to several Chinese government agencies. The company has a rich heritage and strong reputation for providing reliable satellite communications equipment and services. The company has not only built its reputation on the robust and innovative capability of its technology, but also on its commitment to providing outstanding local service and customer support.

 

PolarSat’s systems have been built to deliver tremendous bandwidth savings and flexibility by basing all its systems on software defined architecture. To date over 600 terminals have been installed in China. The applications are wide ranging but all share the need for providing reliable communications. The largest network deployment is the current system for providing backup communications for rapidly expanding air traffic network, with almost 200 sites geographically spread throughout every province in China.

 

“This is an extremely important milestone for PolarSat and one which we are delighted to celebrate with both our employees and customers, stated Cos Modafferi, CEO and President of PolarSat. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and their contribution to our products combined

with the passionate commitment of our employees has helped shape our success over the past 20 years.”

 

PolarSat continues to innovate and bring new technologies to market such as its 4th generation MFTDMA satellite modem VSATPlus 3. The VSATPlus 3, first deployed in China in 2009, is already being used in a wide variety of applications including oil pipeline control, telemedicine, emergency

tele-health service, and natural resources protection.

 

The VSATPlus family of terminals provides hubless mesh connectivity that is easy to expand. The VSATPlus family continues PolarSat’s 25+ years of satellite modem experience to continue to provide a robust and reliable MF-TDMA, full mesh, hubless product.