Ornge to Use Latitude Technologies' Satcom

Ornge, which provides aero-medical transport services over much of Ontario, will use Latitude Technologies' satellite phones for its air to ground communications.

The Canadian medical emergency responder operates from 26 bases across the province where reliable air-to-ground communications can be a challenge, because much of its geography is in remote areas.

Latitudes' Skynode S200 will be installed immediately in all Ornge Sikorsky S76 rotor wing aircraft and its King Air 200.  In addition, Ornge acquired 15 portable handsets from Latitude for additional communication capability while on sight during emergency responses.

Ornge chose the S200 because its "the smallest, lightest device to provide voice, flight tracking, and two-way data communication for aircraft anywhere on the planet," said Harlan Hamlin, Latitude's vice-president of business development.  10-08-2007.

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