Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) completed the first proof of concept demonstration for the company’s next generation hybrid satellite/terrestrial wireless network, MSV announced Oct. 19. With minor modification to a standard CMDA 2000 cellular phone and base station, MSV proved the technical and commercial feasibility of its hybrid network, the company said.

“We are extremely pleased with the results of the demonstration,” Santanu Dutta, vice president of systems engineering at MSV, said in a statement. “Not only were the modifications minor and with negligible cost impact to standard cellular phones, but the results produced by these trials were nearly perfect with a call completion rate of 99.96 percent.”

For more on these trials, including interviews with Dutta and MSV COO Mark Faris, please see the Oct. 24 issue of Satellite News. For more information on subscribing to Access Intelligence’s satellite industry news and information products, please visit us on the Web at https://www.satellitetoday.com.