Mobile Satellite Ventures announced that Wade Alt has joined the company as vice president of services distribution and management, and Vijay Venkateswaran has joined the company as vice president of services development and management.

Alt comes to MSV from MCI Communications, where he served as director of corporate strategy and business development. He will assist in the formulation and management of MSV’s distribution and delivery agreements with strategic channel partners for existing and next generation services portfolio.

Venkateswaran, formerly of Verizon’s broadband solutions group, will assist in the formulation of MSV’s next-generation services strategy and portfolio development, managing its services lifecycle.