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To: Matt who wrote (2529)	4/7/1998 3:27:00 PM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10852

Matt: The plan for ViaSat's "satellite local loop" would use small dishes(60cm), not the typical size seen in VSAT systems. The MOU with NorTel is a likely inroad for ViaSat into any large infrastructure project. They have the size to pull off an order that would cover one of the regional telephony-via-GEO projects. Hughes hasd their own DAMA technology, but it is not out of the question that they would implement PCMA(and pay a fee to ViaSat) in any system where they are building the sats(i.e. Thuraya). Lockheed is building ACeS, which has a mobile component to it--I do not know if ViaSat technology would apply. The best bet is the service talked about by Loral over Telstar, SatMex, or Orion(and now EuropeStar) transponders. This would be to fill in areas where mobile G demand is high and there is still a need for fixed site coverage(China is likely, as is India, Russia, South America).