January 19, 1998: SED Systems Inc. Wins Worldspace Feeder Link Station Contract
Jim Rennie, Project Director of Calian Technology Ltd. announces the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary SED
Systems Inc., has been awarded a contract by WorldSpace Management Corporation to design, manufacture and install
fourteen Processed Feeder Link Stations (PFLS) for uplink of digital radio broadcast channels to the WorldSpace
satellite network. Under the terms of a $6.4US million dollar contract, SED will supply the fourteen PFLS to
WorldSpace broadcast customers at sites in Africa and Asia. SED's contract duration for these systems is 20 months.
The WorldSpace enterprise, based in Washington, DC, was founded in 1990 to provide satellite digital direct audio
and multimedia services to the emerging and underserved regions of the world: the Middle East, Africa, the
Mediterranean Basin, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
"The PFLS project represents a first step in what we believe will be a long and fruitful relationship with WorldSpace.
Their plans for system introduction and expansion will give us substantial opportunities for future sales," says Jim
Rennie, SED Project Director.
SED Systems Inc., Calian's systems integration division, designs, develops and deploys specialized systems for the
satellite and defence communications industries. Under contract to major corporations around the world, SED supplies
satellite ground systems which include In-orbit Test, Satellite Spectrum Monitoring, Telemetry, Tracking and
Command Systems, and Satellite Control Facilities.
Calian Technology Ltd. is an international technology services company, providing value added technology services to
our customers, both government and industry, to assist them in achieving their operational objectives and which
emphasize our commitment to quality, objectivity and long term relationships. Through our innovative approach to
business and our highly skilled workforce, we consistently help our clients increase their productive output through the
provision of staffing, systems integration, technical outsourcing, and information technology and management
consulting services.
TEL: (306) 933-1524 Jim Rennie, Project Director FAX: (306) 933-1486 EMAIL: rennie@sedsystems.ca
TEL: (613) 599-8600 Greg Strong, VP Public & Government Relations FAX: (613) 592-7771 EMAIL:
strong@calian.ca |
