SkyWave Successfully Completes Field Trials of New D+/GPRS Integrated Wireless Controller

OTTAWA, Ontario - December 20, 2006 - SkyWave Mobile 
Communications,the worldwide 
leader in D+ satellite communications products and 
services, today announced the availability of the 
SureLinx 8100, a compact D+ and GPRS integrated 
wireless controller. The SureLinx 8100 combines 
SkyWave D+ satellite terminal technology with   
quad-band GPRS to enable effortless and immediate 
application development while maintaining the same 
high quality and proven dependability the industry 
has come to expect with SkyWave D+.

By cost-effectively leveraging the power of these 
two networks, the SureLinx 8100 makes it easy for 
solution providers to grow their top and bottom lines 
with new and complimentary business. SureLinx 8100 
provides increased global coverage of mobile or 
remote assets and simplified hardware and network 
integration at a minimal cost.

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SkyWave D+ solution providers can effortlessly 
extend their existing applications to include GPRS 
capabilities. GPRS solution providers gain access to 
the SkyWave D+ network as a dependable low-cost 
backup, maintaining visibility of valued assets 
traveling in and out of cellular coverage areas. The 
multiple interfaces, cabling and the costly 
complexities of integrating separate D+ and GPRS 
equipment are eliminated, allowing solution providers 
to focus on delivering new applications to the end 
customer faster and with fewer resources.

“We trust SkyWave D+ for our asset monitoring and 
control applications,” says Ricardo Imperatriz, 
Marketing Director for OnixSat Rastreamento de 
Veiculos Ltda. “And we are excited about extending 
our existing applications to include the new SkyWave 
SureLinx 8100 D+/GPRS product. We know it will 
work, because SkyWave D+ works.” OnixSat is one of 
several SkyWave customers who have successfully 
completed product trials with the SureLinx 8100.

The SureLinx 8100’s low power, rugged exterior, 
discrete size and flexible configuration is suitable for 
a wide range of applications requiring urban, rural and 
remote wireless coverage. It is ideal for land and 
marine mobile applications for asset monitoring, 
tracking and messaging.

For more information about the SureLinx 8100, visit 

www.skywave.com/surelinx.php


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About SkyWave Mobile Communications Inc.

SkyWave Mobile Communications is the global leader 
for D+ satellite communications products and 
services. SkyWave designs and manufactures 
integrated D+ satellite terminals and provides 
network services to enable customers with 
dependable, low-cost, remote management and 
security solutions for fixed and mobile assets. 
SkyWave works with a global network of over 170 
solution providers who provide industry-specific 
expertise in more than 40 countries. Solution 
providers trust SkyWave to deliver global,          
cost-effective, reliable, timely and scalable D+ 
services. As the leading worldwide reseller of 
Inmarsat D+ satellite network services, SkyWave is 
also first in terminal sales with an installed base of 
over 82,000 SkyWave D+ terminals. SkyWave D+ 
solutions are field-tested and proven reliable for 
industry-specific applications including marine, land 
mobile, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition 
(SCADA), government and defence. Established in 
1997, SkyWave is a privately held company 
headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more 
information, visit www.skywave.com.