Glentel launches mobile satellite system lifeline

BURNABY, B.C. – Telecom service provider and retailer Glentel Inc. today announced the launch of EMERGNET BC - a mobile satellite system (MSAT) built to keep British Columbia's Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Response organizations in constant communication under the most critical circumstances. The system, which utilizes Glentel's MSAT technology, comprises two newly created satellite radio talk groups developed to aid reliable, inter-operational communications in the event of a disaster or wide-spread emergency. Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can cripple public and private telecommunication services, leaving emergency response teams helpless to coordinate a quick and timely response. The two EMERGNET BC...