Latitude and NAT Announce Expanded Capability for the PTA12 Dialer
June 18, 2009Latitude Technologies and Northern Airborne Technology (NAT) announced today the availability of a text messaging upgrade to the popular NAT PTA12-100 Dialer/Adapter for use with the Latitude SkyNode® S200-021 satphone, flight tracking and messaging transceiver. Under an exclusive license agreement with NAT, Latitude developed a firmware upgrade for the PTA12 whereby when interfaced to a S200-021 the PTA12 can now provide 2 way messaging. Pre-programmed responses are generated from a library of 9 customer predefined messages stored in the system that are remotely configurable. This new capability is already available on all new PTA12 units purchased from Latitude. Firmware upgrades to existing units in aircraft are available from Latitude for a $480 upgrade fee.
“We were very interested when Latitude suggested this clever upgrade to the PTA12-100 product family. Latitude has always been an innovative company in the aeronautical communications and data management arena and this is simply another example of their ability to get more “bang for the buck” from existing technology. We expect to hear many positive comments from PTA12 users”, shared Ray Lewis, Director of Business Development at NAT/Cobham Avionics.
“Latitude has had a long and productive relationship with NAT over the years including the resale of many PTA12’s to our customers”, remarked Mark Insley, Latitude’s president. “The ability to expand the capability of such a ubiquitous aeronautical product as the PTA12 is a real honor. While it is already a proven workhorse in hundreds of cockpits around the world we anticipate a very positive response to this added functionality.”
About Northern Airborne Technology Ltd
Northern Airborne Technology Ltd. (NAT), a Cobham Avionics and Surveillance company is a leading manufacturer of specialized aircraft communication equipment for Air Ambulance, Law Enforcement, SAR, EMS, Electronic News Gathering, Military and Marine applications. For more information about NAT visit www.northernairborne.com or call +1-888-763-2232.
About Latitude Technologies
Latitude Technologies Corporation headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia is a global supplier of satellite based aeronautical voice and data equipment and services including the SkyNode® family of products and LWS Sentinel™ service for data reporting, messaging and flight following.
For more information about Latitude products and services contact:
Latitude Technologies Corporation
Tel: 888-966-5599, ext. 1
Email: info@latitudetech.com