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Untitled Document NEWS RELEASE
Atlanta, GA
September 13, 2002
EMS SATELLITE NETWORKS INSTALLS DEMONSTRATION DVB-RCS HUB AND EXPANDS
MARKETING TEAM
IN THE AMERICAS

AMSTERDAM - IBC 2002 - (September 13, 2002) EMS Satellite Networks, a
division of EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG), announced today that it
has installed a DVB-RCS hub in Montreal to offer DVB-RCS demonstration
services throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central and
South America. Demonstration services are available immediately in Ku-band
for all potential satellite service providers, service operators and
applications development partners.
"We have received a significant number of demands for demonstration
services in the Americas over the last year, and this investment will now
enable potential customers, both service providers and end customers, to
experience the performance difference offered by EMS's DVB-RCS solutions,"
said Don Osborne, senior vice president and general manager, EMS Satellite
Networks. "This is a further step forward in expanding our efforts to
establish a global presence for our DVB-RCS solutions."
In a related development, EMS also announced that Taraneh Shariatmadar
will be joining EMS Satellite Networks' sales and marketing team. Ms.
Shariatmadar brings to EMS more than 15 years of satellite communications
experience in Canada, in various roles both with Telesat Canada and
Canada's Government Telecommunications and Informatics Services (GTIS).
Ms. Shariatmadar will be responsible for sales in the Canadian market, as
well as for developing initiatives in support of Canada's Innovation
Strategy and Broadband Pilot Programs.
EMS's DVB-RCS product and technology solutions enable two-way broadband
access for a wide range of networking applications. Applications range
from Internet access and simple web browsing, to more sophisticated
virtual private networks, videoconferencing and voice-over-IP. EMS's
DVB-RCS solutions are the leading multiple-access solutions capable of
delivering data transfer rates of up to 45Mbps for downloads and up to
2Mbps for uploads at each remote terminal; this is enough bandwidth to
support anything from a small business to an entire community from a
single remote terminal.
About EMS Technologies, Inc.
EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELMG) is a leading innovator in the design
and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense solutions. The Company
is headquartered in Atlanta, employs almost 2,000 people worldwide, and
has manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Ottawa, Montreal and Brazil.
EMS Technologies played a critical role in the development of the DVB-RCS
open standard for high-speed two-way Internet communications via
satellite. The EMS Satellite Networks division provides systems, products
and services, ranging from systems definition to terminal rollout,
employing a variety of architectures and technologies featuring the
DVB-RCS open-standard.
For more information, please contact:
Anne WainscottGraeme Maag
Public RelationsPublic Affairs
EMS Technologies Inc.EMS Satellite Networks
770-263-9200, ext. 4326514-425-3079
mailto:pr@ems-t.commailto:maag.g@ems-t.ca

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