Norsat Launches Vehicle Mounted Satellite Terminal Company Receives Orders From the U.S. Military and an Asia-Based Public

Jul 24, 2008

Norsat International Inc. has released the first product in its vehicle mount satellite terminal family. In addition, with the launch of its new offering, Norsat has signed contracts with the U.S. military and an Asian broadcasting network, to provide vehicle mount terminals for the transmission of video data feeds.

"Releasing our first vehicle mount terminal is a significant milestone for Norsat, as a key focus for 2008 is to drive organic growth by expanding our portfolio of offerings," said Dr. Amiee Chan, President and CEO, Norsat International. "With the launch of this new terminal, we have extended our reach into a new industry segment. Winning these inaugural orders serves as a testament to our technology leadership in designing and developing ground-based satellite systems and demonstrates our ability to quickly gain a foothold in the global vehicle mount satellite terminal market. We plan to work to expand our vehicle mount satellite terminal family to meet varying customer needs and well-position us to effectively compete in this market."

Norsat's vehicle mount satellite terminals are equipped with a control console that initializes and optimizes modem and transmitter settings and also automatically aligns the antenna towards the desired satellite. In addition, the terminals include Norsat's proprietary user-friendly software interface, which is available in 15 languages, including Arabic, Bahasa, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish.

Norsat will display its new family of vehicle mount terminals at Modern Day Marine in Quantico, Virginia, from September 30th through to October 2nd, 2008.