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QuickSPOT for: Broadcasters Disaster Recovery Network Restoration Webcasting Mobile Antennas: Vehicle Mount Fly and Drive Fly Away	SKY.it Selects On Call Communications QuickSPOT^TM Automated SNG System to Provide Live News Coverage on their Speciale America 2008 Roadtrip Irvine, California – (February 26, 2008) - From day one of the Primary Elections SKYTG24, the Italian all news channel, covered the US political landscape on a road trip from New Hampshire to Florida. Sending daily live news shots and interviews from locations around the US for broadcast in Italy, they gave Italian viewers an inside look at American politics. SKY.it selected On Call Communications 96cm QuickSPOT^TM Fly and Drive Automated SNG system to carry their content from the field locations to the studio. The MPEG-4 video feeds broadcast from the mobile unit were turned around at Intelsat’s teleport in Atlanta, GA and sent to Italy over Intelsat’s GXS network. SKY.it chose the QuickSPOT^TM Fly and Drive system for the ease of use provided by the automated system. A single button deploys the system to find the satellite and login to the OnDemand satellite Network; in about five minutes the system is ready for transmission of live MPEG 4 video. Mounted on top of a rental SUV, the system was installed in about half an hour and after a brief training session, the crew was on their way covering the primaries live. Flavio Maspes, Foreign Desk Supervisor for SkyTG24 describes the project; “We followed all the primaries until Super Tuesday. In 40 days we covered more than 9000 KM, producing and transmitting live and transferring at least one story package a day using store and forward. QuickSPOT^TM offered us a good and reliable service with On Call reacting very quickly when we had the only problem during this production.” SkyTG24 also used the QuickSPOT^TM OnDemand satellite service. The service is ideally suited for the brief news pieces produced on the road since it requires no advance scheduling and usage is billed by the minute. View SkyTG24 election coverage on the web at http://www.skylife.it/html/skylife/tg24/speciale.html About On Call Communications On Call Communications, headquartered in Orange County, CA provides rapid-deployment satellite systems for broadcasting, disaster recovery, commercial and governmental clients. Specializing in mobile communications systems, On Call offers an array of portable, auto-deploy antennas to fit virtually any situation. Conveniently packaged, pre-configured baseband electronics allow users to connect video, phone and data applications within minutes of deployment. Contact: Erin Ludden 949-707-4729 x 25 ###

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