In conjunction with its partners, THISS is developing  a unique range of high performance regional and global satellite services using a new generation of mobile and portable micro-sized VSAT terminals at revolutionary service pricing levels, launched in July 2005 for its mini V offering and an initial commercial launch on its Streamsat Prima (MobilT) service and product in March 2006.

The terminals which are much smaller than existing VSAT’s offer users increased portability and ease of installation greatly enhancing the attractiveness of the service, as well as significantly reducing the terminal equipment prices for mobile installations.

The substantial reduction in satellite air time costs compared to existing mobile satellite services, allows THISS to market its products and services with substantial distribution margins so increasing the attractiveness of its services to existing service distributors and customers, as well as allowing for new markets and applications that could not historically be cost justified.

THISS’s strategic competitive advantage is the development and patenting of new, compact, and highly efficient mobile antenna technology that enables for the very first time mass mobile access to the low cost, pre-existing Global C band satellite systems. In addition THISS has also developed, and provisionally patented, an innovative network architecture and burst mode satellite access protocol, which is based on pre-existing internet access techniques and hardware solutions, thus minimizing the network deployment costs, service development schedules and associated risks, whilst having greatly increased network functionality using IP compared to other competitive networks.

Globally C band satellites have been increasingly used for existing remote communication markets as an alternative to L band mobile satellite technologies, for more cost effective telephony and higher throughput data services which can be provided from portable, fixed or mobile terminals. This demand comes from a number of diverse market sectors including peace, aid, government, security, mining, oil and gas remote exploration industries as well as the broad professional marine market. These markets are worth approximately US$1 Billion per annum in revenue, and THISS is seeking to address the top one quarter of market, and build a business valuation in excess US$100 m with this opportunity.

Through its Streamsat Prima offering, THISS is also seeking to address  new markets which the revolutionary terminal technology and pricing allows related to “tracking and telemetry” applications which do not currently exist, but, are under development worldwide. These often relate to “homeland security” and other Government requirements being introduced by number of concerned Agencies responsible for logistical transport management in marine, and land transport markets. Other commercial tracking markets are also being introduced due to wide spread introduction of cellular (especially GPRS) data networks which are becoming increasingly used for asset management and only offer limited coverage. THISS is well positioned to partner with these existing cellular technology companies to offer wide area coverage, with a real time, high availability, affordable service. These markets are global, potentially huge, far exceeding the current satellite market opportunities.

In addressing these tracking applications THISS believes significant opportunities exist for licensing its antenna, modem, terminal and system IP (including software) technologies with key players who are well known in the industry for managing these “homeland security” matters. Additionally, THISS is already actively working with number of cellular technology and established service providers for development of dual mode GPRS and satellite terminals.

By combining with a number of strategic partners THISS can offer a complete solution to customers while minimizing technical and market development risk. These partners include initially Agilis (now ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensors), a unit of Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd (Electronics Arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering – SGX: ST Engineering), in the manufacture of terminals and Intelsat for satellite access and network connections with pre-existing customer and network service centre operations and distribution channels, Brunswick New Technologies, another recent investor that has a land and marine set of customers that THISS will look to leverage its suite of products into and Hills Industries in Australia, with revenues approaching almost AUD 1 billion and a satcom division that has been actively promoting THISS products into Australia and New Zealand.

In its portfolio of products THISS is seeking to partner with existing service providers and technology partners so as to minimize the risk, and increase the potential market size for its range of services. Specifically THISS is focused initially on the wholesale distribution of services initially within a local regional SE Asian/Australia basis and extending to other regional and global market access with other name brand Service Integration (SI) partners. This includes Intelsat in the provision of a managed marine satellite network and service platform.