FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- GlobeTel Communications Corp. (Pink Sheets:GTEM) announced that video footage taken from the initial testing of a live surveillance package integrated into the Sanswire Autonomous Solar "SAS-51" airship is available for viewing at www.sanswire.com.
The most recent demonstration, occurring Thursday, December 13, 2007 in Stuttgart, Germany, and reported on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, showcased a completely integrated payload package consisting of surveillance equipment coupled into the airship's onboard powered electrical systems. The surveillance package installed on the SAS-51 had the objective of illustrating the capabilities of TAO Technologies and Sanswire Networks as a premier provider of lighter-than-air platforms, capable of supporting various surveillance payloads on unmanned monitoring missions.
Jonathan Leinwand, Chief Executive Officer of GlobeTel Communications, said, "As we showcase the potential of the SAS-51, we will continue to demonstrate our capabilities through additional platforms at higher altitudes designed for significant payload lifting operations. We will also continue to provide updates, through various forms of media, as Sanswire and TAO continue to work closer together to reach our goal of producing the most capable lighter-than-air UAVs in the industry."
About Sanswire Networks and GlobeTel Communications Corp.
GlobeTel Communications Corp. (Pink Sheets:GTEM) develops and provides an integrated suite of terrestrial and aerospace telecommunications products and services, leveraging its advances in VoIP and Wireless Access technologies. Sanswire Networks is focused on the construction of airship platforms capable of carrying payloads that transmit various types of wireless communications and security solutions. For more information, please visit www.globetel.net.
About TAO Technologies GmbH
TAO Technologies GmbH, in cooperation with the University of Stuttgart, led by Professor Dr. Bernd Kroplin, is highly regarded throughout the world for research, design, development and flight testing of various designs of aerial vehicles.
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