[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Wireless Matrix today signed a contract extension with its satellite provider, SkyTerra, for services through 2012, SkyTerra announced April 21.
SkyTerra said the agreement provides a migration path that will allow Wireless Matrix to provide their existing satellite data communication services via SkyTerra’s planned next generation satellite network.
    According to SkyTerra, integrating its satellite data services with cellular data service via its proprietary modems provides a key differentiator for Wireless Matrix’s vehicle management solutions, and that by using satellite to connect dispatchers with vehicles operating in cellular-poor areas, Wireless Matrix’s solutions increase the effective coverage areas for fleet operations, improve productivity and enhance technician safety.
    “This agreement paves the way for Wireless Matrix to extend valuable next generation broadband satellite services to our customers,” said J. Richard Carlson, Wireless Matrix president and CEO, in a statement.