SWE-DISH Suitcase gets AMOS-SPACECOM type approval

The SWE-DISH Suitcase has been awarded an AMOS-SPACECOM type approval. This type approval reaffirms and strengthens the Suitcase's position, and is also a confirmation of its performance.

Effective April 21 2006, the Israeli satellite operator Space-Communication Ltd (Spacecom), granted the SWE-DISH Suitcase a type approval certificate as a standard AMOS-SPACECOM earth terminal. The AMOS Satellite system, with its multiple service-area coverage, including the Atlantic bridge linking the US east coast to the Middle East, offers a wide range of solutions to corporate & government networks. AMOS-Spacecom operates AMOS-1 and AMOS-2 in orbit (Ku-band), and intends to launch AMOS-3 (Ku- and Ka-band) in the near future.

The SWE-DISH Suitcase has proven its performance and reliability, and is recognized for its ease-of-use, compactness and small size. Typical users are governmental organizations, using satellite communication for disaster relief or defense applications, as well as broadcasters using the equipment in breaking news and coverage of major events around the world.

The SWE-DISH Suitcase has now been awarded type approvals from:
- Intelsat (IA097AA0)
- Eutelsat (EA-V042)
- Europe*Star (ES-ME-39)
- Hispasat
- IPStar certificate, Shin Satellite
- AsiaSat type approval
- FCC license
- AMOS-SATCOM

Lars Jehrlander, CEO of SWE-DISH, says "The Suitcase had been awarded type approvals from a large number of satellite operators, which proves its performance. With AMOS satellites bridging the Middle East and the USA east coast, this simplifies our users, giving easy access to satellite capacity with global coverage."

The Suitcase family has grown and now consists of four members: the fully fledged IPT Suitcase with integrated satellite modem, the lower cost DVB Suitcase without internal modem, the military spec IPT Mil Suitcase, and the IPT-i Mil Suitcase with integrated iDirect modem.

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SWE-DISH Satellite Systems is a world-leading supplier of mobile satellite communications equipment and related services for broadband applications. The company supplies armed forces, disaster relief organizations and major broadcasters amongst others, with compact and quick-to-air satellite terminals for live transmission of video, data, internet and voice content from anywhere in the world. The customer base includes broadcasters such as CNN and BBC, disaster relief organizations and military organizations such as United Nations, NATO, Danish Defense, the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) and the US Department of Defense. SWE-DISH was established 1994. http://www.swe-dish.com.