When Brian Barnett founded Satwest LLC in July 1999, the mobile satellite communications industry appeared to be on the verge of expansive growth. In-vestors were pouring billions of dollars into Iridium SSC, Globalstar L.P., ICO Global Communications and Teledesic, companies that promised consumers the ability to communicate anywhere in the world. Satwest was established to sell the products and services people would need to take advantage of the new capabilities offered by the new satellite constellations, including machine-to-machine, voice and Internet-based communications. Within weeks, however, the mobile satellite communications industry began to falter. Cellphone networks were be-coming increasingly popular and support for the new ventures weakened.
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机译：当Brian Barnett于1999年7月成立Satwest LLC时，移动卫星通信行业似乎正处于快速增长的边缘。投资者向Iridium SSC，Globalstar L.P.，ICO Global Communications和Teledesic等公司投入了数十亿美元，这些公司向消费者承诺可以在世界任何地方进行通信。建立Satwest的目的是销售人们需要利用新卫星群提供的新功能所需的产品和服务，包括机器对机器，语音和基于Internet的通信。然而，在数周之内，移动卫星通信行业开始动摇。手机网络变得越来越流行，对新企业的支持也减弱了。
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