Lightsquared, formerly Mobile Satellite Ventures, introduces the G2 Marine Satellite Radio, a powerful new communications tool that works where you do on the water. Designed for use on the MSAT Network, the MSAT-G2 supports continent-wide Push-to-Talk (PTT) Dispatch Radio and Circuit Switched Voice communications. In addition, the MSAT-G2 provides GPS capability and flexible interconnectivity to a variety of 3rd party interoperability interfaces, extending the reach of traditional Land Mobile Radio technology.

Overview

Powered by Lightsquared, MSAT Satellite Two-way Radio allows police, search and rescue teams, firefighters, work crews, drivers and others to stay in touch and get the job done — virtually anywhere.The service covers North and Central America, northern South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii, and coastal waters.

MSAT Two-way Radio is a real-time, voice-based service that provides point-tomultipoint and point-to-point communication at the push of a button.The service is a costeffective alternative to installing, maintaining, and relocating land-based two-way radio communications systems.

Service Highlights

• The satellite acts like a radio tower, turning the entire continent into a single cell, transmitting signals to and receiving signals from subscribers on the ground.
• MSAT radios can have up to 15 user-defined talk groups.
• Single conferences can accommodate up to 9,999 users.
• Network level talk group prioritization feature set for each radio.
• Priority-1 interruption feature enabling users to override a current speaker in the event of an emergency.
• Dial-in dispatch feature enabling a user to join a talk group conversation from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
• Dial-out dispatch feature enabling a talk group member to dial out to a specific PSTN phone number, bridging the PSTN user into a talk group conversation.

Key Benefits

• Seamless Coverage
  Satellites act as one big radio tower for all of North America. Users don't have to worry about service interruptions associated with roaming because it is all one network.
  
  
• Network flexibility
  MSAT radios can be interfaced with existingterrestrial fleet communications infrastructures.
  
  
• Interoperability
  Talk groups can be configured to allow for interagency communications between local, regional, and national emergency response organizations.
  
  
• Faster start-up time, reducedup-front costs
  Subscribers avoid having to develop, launch, and support their own private networks.
  
  
• Coverage flexibility
  The coverage footprint also allows subscribers to expand or reduce dispatch radio coverage as their needs change.
  
  
• Network reliability
  Satellite networks perform during emergencies when land-based communications are not available.
  
  
• Secure communications
  The network employs the IMBE (Improved Multi-Band Excitation) voice codec approved by the Association of Public Safety Communications. Digital coding and scrambling prevents casual eavesdropping or monitoring of calls.