Glentel Brings Narrowband, Broadband,VSAT and MSAT Technology to Go Expo


Optimized satellite service offers oil and gas industry unmatched communication efficiency and reliability in critical operations and harsh environments



Burnaby, British Columbia – June 4, 2009 – Glentel Inc. (TSX: GLN), a leading provider of wireless communications solutions in Canada, will showcase their Narrowband, Broadband, VSAT and MSAT-based wireless communications solutions at the upcoming GO Expo: Gas and Oil Exposition in Calgary.

 

Glentel solutions will be displayed from Tuesday, June 9 Thursday, June 11 at booth number 1250.  

 

Glentel offers a full range of wireless communications solutions using a broad spectrum of industry leading suppliers, like Motorola, GE MDS, Tait, DataRadio, Skyterra and Loadtrak. The company’s state-of-the-art VSAT satellite hub in Edmonton, offers  IP-based connectivity to customers in North America. VSAT solutions include remote access to radio communications and advanced data services like corporate Lan extensions to remote areas. A pioneer provider of wireless communications in the oil and gas industry, companies have relied on Glentel’s SCADA solutions for over fourteen years.

 

Glentel’s EMERGNET services provide robust voice communications to Emergency Preparedness Agencies, Ministries, Health Agencies, Responders as well as Search and Rescue organizations, allowing full interagency coordination in the event of natural or man made disaster.

 

Glentel has extensive experience supporting large-scale distributed measurement and control systems for some of the largest oil and gas pipeline companies in North America. Glentel offers virtually guaranteed data transfer at a cost comparable to traditional radio links. The system’s reliability and capability to extend voice and data business services  to remote sites makes it ideal for long-term “critical operations” in harsh environments.

 

Glentel’s Business Division, with 17 branches across Canada, provides complete wireless solutions and the services to ensure systems are operational at all times. These solutions include designing and commissioning wireless networks for commercial applications in three core areas: satellite network systems, terrestrial radio systems and advanced mobile solutions.


For additional information, please visit www.glentelbusiness.com.

About GLENTEL

GLENTEL (TSX: GLN) is a leading provider of innovative and reliable telecommunications services and solutions in Canada and the United States. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Burnaby, BC, GLENTEL comprises two operating divisions – Retail and Business – that service thousands of consumers and commercial telecommunications customers. Together with its divisions, the company operates more than 270 corporate locations across Canada located in retail malls, Costco Wholesale warehouses, and business centers. As the largest multi-carrier mobile phone retailer in Canada, it offers a choice of network carrier and wireless device or phone. To its business and government customers, Glentel offers wireless service, rental equipment, satellite and terrestrial network systems, tower sites and wireless asset monitoring. Glentel operates its business under the trading names Glentel Wireless, WirelessWave, The Telephone Booth (Tbooth and la cabine T) and WIRELESS etc.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Investor Relations Contact:
Dale B. Belsher
Chief Financial Officer, GLENTEL Inc.
604.415.6500
investors@glentel.com

 



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Shafiq Jamal
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778.384.1532 mobile
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604.512.6095 mobile
achapple@hoggan.com


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