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SkyBridge Welcomes COM DEV As Broadband Partner
Washington DC - September 9, 1998 - At Satel, an international satellite conference, being held in Paris, France, SkyBridge announced that COM DEV International Ltd., together with an affiliated company, COM DEV Satellite Communications Ltd., from Canada, would join the SkyBridge consortium as an industrial partner. COM DEV joins SkyBridge following the space system design finalization, which was announced in June. "SkyBridge is right on track with its development strategy and schedule", said Pascale Sourisse, President & CEO of SkyBridge LP. "COM DEV is a leading technology supplier, with a long track record in the satellite business. Its outstanding expertise, already proven in its participation in the development of LEO constellations, will be a key competitive advantage for SkyBridge. COM DEV provides a perfect complement to our Alcatel-led international industrial team." "Having worked on SkyBridge since its inception," said Val O'Donovan, Chairman and CEO of COM DEV International, "we are delighted to become a partner in the SkyBridge consortium. It's a natural extension of our long-term relationship with Alcatel, and an essential part of our strategy of making COM DEV the foremost supplier of satellite payload subsystems to the world." COM DEV International Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of space and ground-based wireless communications products and subsystems. Of the 81 commercial communications satellites launched last year, 67 had COM DEV equipment on board. "More than ever, this new partnership agreement deeply roots the relationship between Alcatel and COM DEV" said Jean Claude Husson, President and CEO of Alcatel Space. "COM DEV is a strategic partner, which has been cooperating in almost all of our telecommunication satellite programs for more than 10 years." Alcatel, which is the General Partner and the industrial architect, and its global partners, are ensuring that SkyBridge is a truly international program attracting the top satellite and telecommunications talent from all over the world. Alongside other SkyBridge partners -- Loral Space & Communication, SPAR Aerospace, Mitsubishi Electric, Sharp, Toshiba, SRIW and CNES -- COM DEV' s participation demonstrates the momentum of the program and the strong interest in the next generation of satellite access systems, which is developing universally. Based on a constellation of 80 Low-Earth-Orbiting (LEO) satellites, SkyBridge will deliver global connectivity to business and residential users worldwide with performance comparable to that of future terrestrial broadband technologies:
As an access system, SkyBridge will complement and extend terrestrial networks and help operators to solve the "last mile" problem by providing an instant broadband connection to users that previously only had narrowband access. The SkyBridge system will optimize the use of the radio frequency spectrum by operating in the Ku-band, while fully protecting geostationary satellite systems and terrestrial services within the Ku-band through an innovative frequency re-use concept. The 1997 World Radiocommunication Conference approved this approach. SkyBridge services will be delivered locally through national and regional telecommunications operators and other service providers.
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