End-to-End Phone Call over TerreStar-1 Satellite Successfully Completed

TerreStar (News - Alert) has announced that it completed a successful end-to-end phone call over TerreStar-1, an advanced communications satellite and made use of the company’s own quad-band GSM and tri-band WCDMA/HSPA smartphones with integrated satellite-terrestrial voice and data capabilities to complete the call.

 

The successful completion of the end-to-end phone call indicates the validity of the technique TerreStar used to deliver a new standard in mobile broadband network services and devices – using integrated satellite and terrestrial communications components to enable true ubiquity and reliability for users in the United States and Canada.

 

According to TerreStar CTO Dennis Matheson, their success reflects the hard work and innovation put forth by the dedicated employees of the TerreStar team and its partners. They have now certified that their network is operational and that TerreStar-1, their handset and their core network are all performing well.

 

TerreStar-1 was constructed based on the LS-1300S bus, and carries E/F band (IEEE (News - Alert) S band) transponders which will be used to provide mobile communications to North America. The signals are transmitted by an 18-metre (59 ft) reflector on the satellite. It is claimed to be the most massive single satellite launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, and the largest commercial communications satellite ever built.

 

TerreStar Networks (News - Alert) had only recently launched TerreStar-1 satellite and unveiled the world's 1st Quad-band GSM & Tri-band WCDMA/HSPA smartphone.

 

In-orbit testing of TerreStar-1 continues and TerreStar and its partner, TerreStar Networks (Canada) Inc., remain on track to provide integrated satellite and terrestrial communications components to help solve the critical communications and business continuity challenges faced by government, emergency responders, enterprises and rural communities anywhere in the United States and Canada.