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IP Access International has much to look back on in 2017. From record-breaking disasters to company achievements, it was a year of significant growth, change and innovation. We began 2017 with a promise to ourselves, our partners and our growing community to continue pushing for excellence, to remain focused and to remain reliable. As we reflect on 2017 and prepare for the challenges of 2018, we extend that promise and will remain persistent and devoted to our focus – providing communications to responders who protect and save lives. Ā
Unsettling Events
2017 was a very active year with an unsettling number of disasters and man-made emergencies. On the up side, this provided many opportunities for us to lend a hand while simultaneously showing off the resiliency of our network and the strength of our community, partners and customers.
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Harrier Solution
2017 also saw the official launch of our Harrier solution, integrating the low-cost of LTE service with the high-availability of Satellite all in a rugged, weatherproof package.
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Goodbye AMC-9
In June, the AMC-9 spacecraft experienced a catastrophic failure, leading to the ultimate test of our multi-satellite Select Network. Although it’s never convenient to reconfigure satellite equipment, the level of redundancy built into our Select Network meant that no customers were left disconnected during this significant event.
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Hello SES-2
Shortly after the failure of AMC-9, we hopped onto SES-2, providing our Select Network with extensive coverage over the United State and the Caribbean.
Day at the Races
In July, we hosted our annual “Day at the Races” customer event in Del Mar, CA. This event always provides a great opportunity to connect with our customers and partners in a casual and fun setting, and it never hurts if a few bets pay off.
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Axesat Mobility Receives Two ConcessionsĀ and Starts Operations in Mexico
In August, Axesat Mobility (IP Access International subsidiary) officially received its telecommunications licenses and began providing public safety and enterprises with IP Access products and services. From this, we weāre also able to provide our US customers the ability to expand services into Mexico on a fully licensed platform.
SpaceX Launch
In October, our friends at Echostar were kind enough to invite us to attend the launch of their new Echostar 105 spacecraft on board the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This was a site to see and an experience that our team will not soon forget.
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A Message From CEO, Bryan Hill
2017 was a very notable year in our 17 year history. With record numbers of agencies joining our first responder community and the largest number of RedPHONE users in IPA history, it was definitely a year of growth. 2017 was also a year of tests – for ourselves and our clients – with unprecedented storms back-to-back-to-back as well as a satellite failure. I am so proud of our team as well as the brave responders who met those challenges, rose to the occasion and prevailed with outstanding results.
ON TO 2018 AND SOME EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS…STAY TUNED!
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