Mobile Satellite Users Association Announces 2012 Awards to be
Presented at Upcoming Conference
MSUA Awards Presentation to take place Tuesday, March 13
McLean, Va., March 5, 2012 – The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) announced the winners of its 2012 Awards, with the Innovation Award made to Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) for its Netted IridiumSM (Distributed Tactical Communications System or DTCS) product, which combines voice communication and positioning services with less-than-two-second push-to-talk capability all in a portable, hand-held device. The 2012 MSUA Pioneer Awards was made to Geoff Hall and Tom Tycz. The MSUA-9 conference is being held in conjunction with SATELLITE 2012 Conference and Exhibition, the premier event providing solutions to the satellite end-user community, and includes a luncheon on Tuesday, March 13, at which the awards will be presented.
MSUA-9 and SATELLITE 2012 will be held from March 12-15, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C.
Commenting on the awards, MSUA President Tim Farrar noted “2012 is the fifth year in which MSUA has presented its annual Innovation Award and this year we are delighted to recognize Netted Iridium, which has provided critical, life saving communications to US forces in Afghanistan and around the world. We are also conferring MSUA’s Pioneer Award on two very worthy recipients this year. Geoff Hall has been involved in the MSS community since its earliest days, serving on the board of Inmarsat and several other satellite operators, and acting as MSUA’s European representative in regulatory forums for the last 20 years. Tom Tycz was involved in all aspects of the allocation and regulation of mobile satellite services (MSS) during his 30 year career at the FCC, and was instrumental in securing international MSS allocations and in coordinating US MSS Satellite systems in the Little LEO, Big LEO and 2GHz MSS bands.”
“Iridium and our partners are constantly working together to deliver innovative communication solutions to remote locations and mission-critical situations,” said Matt Desch, Iridium’s CEO. “Netted Iridium is the result of a strong collaboration between the Department of Defense, Boeing, ITT Exelis and our team of experts to better connect men and women in uniform when they need it the most. We are incredibly proud of the service, its vital application in the field — especially in Afghanistan right now — and of this important recognition.”
The ninth international Mobile Satellite Users Conference and Exhibition, MSUA-9, provides a unique opportunity for users and providers of mobile satellite communications. MSUA-9 is the only forum devoted exclusively to the mobile satellite industry, and features panel discussions and demonstrations of satellite terminals from many companies.
Tickets to the luncheon are included with MSUA-9 Conference registration, or can be purchased a la carte. For more information, or to register for MSUA-9, please go to www.SATELLITEMobilityZone.com.
About MSUA
MSUA (www.msua.org) is a non-profit association that promotes the interests of mobile satellite users worldwide. It serves the interests of mobile satellite users by fostering communications among and between users, suppliers of mobile satellite equipment and services, operators of mobile satellite systems, and the various entities that may affect the future of the industry. In addition, MSUA reviews, analyzes and reports on, from a user’s perspective, the activities, regulatory decisions and critical events of the MSS industry. Finally, MSUA provides a means of assembling MSS users’ views on system and service concerns and conveying these concerns to the appropriate authorities.
