Sky Terra Satellite Services

As your MSAT Service Provider, Infosat wanted to pass along some important and exciting information to our MSAT customers and prospects about the new developments coming from Sky Terra Communications, the owner and operator of the MSAT Satellite Network.

Sky Terra (formerly TMI and MSV) is currently developing the next generation MSAT network, an integrated satellite-terrestrial communications network.

Sky Terra's plan starts with the launch of the Sky Terra 1 Satellite which is expected to occur early in 2010. Sky Terra 1 will be the first of two satellite launches planned for Sky Terra and the MSAT network. The satellites themselves will be two of the most powerful commercial satellites to have been launched.

With the addition of these satellites, the MSAT network will offer seamless, transparent, and complete coverage of the United States and Canada coverage areas using conventional cell phone sized devices.

Over the next few years, the transition to this next generation network and smaller access devices will unfortunately make some changes necessary for current customers. To make the transition from the old network to the next generation network a little bit easier for the affected group, Sky Terra is offering customers some options to ensure they can continue to access the MSAT network with ease:

Frequency update on all G2, Mitsubishi, and Westinghouse devices - Required for continued operation after July 1, 2010 [more]
Current customers may operate current access devices on the new network for a period of time set aside to phase in the new network. This period will conclude in 2012. [more]
A Customer Transition Incentive Program [more] which will subsidize the purchase of an upgraded next generation MSAT access device.

For more information on how Infosat and Sky Terra are working together to support our customers through these changes please contact Infosat.