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News Release : Mobile Communications Reach New Heights Ottawa, Ontario, June 11, 1996 - Six young Canadian mountain climbers took communications and heart research to new heights, during a climb up Mount Logan, Canada's highest mountain. After a grueling 18 day climb, the team successfully reached the base of the summit at 5600 metres, and called home to talk about it. The expedition began on May 22, when the team left the Quintino Sella Glacier, taking with them an MSAT satellite phone. The phone, enclosed in a compact briefcase, has given the climbers both voice and data access to the rest of the world from their remote camps. The Logan team has been able to transmit data, digital photos, e-mails and even short segments of video. "The dedication of this group, throughout a really tough climb, has been tremendous," said John Farrell, TMI Communication's President and Chief Executive Officer. He added, "They've charted new territory in heart disease research and telemedicine, and they've demonstrated the full range of capabilities of the MSAT® Network. They got the job done and TMI is very proud to have been part of the expedition." The primary goal of the Mount Logan Expedition was to conduct research into the way the central nervous system controls heart rates. During their ascent of Mount Logan, the climbers collected data using a heart monitor and a laptop computer. The data was then transmitted over the MSAT-1 satellite to the Heart Institute four thousand kilometres away. "The research conducted by these young men will benefit all Canadians, and has generated international interest," said Dr. Andrew Pipe, a physician at the Ottawa Heart Institute and the Research and Project Advisor to the Logan team. "Through the use of TMI's mobile satellite communications network, we've been able to monitor the data they've sent us, as they've sent it. This has exciting applications for telemedicine, as well as for the heart research project itself. I think they've achieved a great deal." The MSAT Network is Canada's first mobile satellite communications network. It offers a full range of digital voice and data communications services to Canadians living, working, or travelling in the 80 per cent of the country currently underserved by the existing telecommunications infrastructure. A member of the BCE Group of Companies, TMI Communications is the owner and operator of the MSAT Network, and a world leader in mobile satellite communications. For more information contact: Wendy Lillico, TMI Communications (613) 231-1817 (pager) Liane Craig, Ottawa Heart Institute (613) 761-4850
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and Company, Limited Partnership.
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