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PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS

Future Solutions

Messaging & Value-Added Services

Value added services are a critical part of SkyTerra's portfolio for growing market share and decreasing churn for both MSS and ATC

  • Short messaging service (SMS)
  • Multimedia messaging services (MMS)
  • Mobile IM (AIM, Yahoo! or MSN Messenger) enablement
  • Optimized push email client applications and services which reduce bandwidth consumption and offer an always connected experience
    • Windows Mobile 6.0 (Direct Push Technology), RIM, Motorola (Good Tech.), Nokia (Intellisync), Palm
  • Weather and traffic feeds (delivered via multicast)
  • Small number of low rate audio and video channels
  • Subscriber tracking and geo-fencing provides location information through multiple interfaces
    • Phone GUI
    • Web portal
    • API to the module and to the services portal
    • SkyTerra partners have the option to use the location information for their own asset tracking services
  • Navigation services
    • Mapping with overlays for points of interest and traffic