February 18, 2009

JSAT MOBILE Communications Inc. has been granted a radio license by the Kanto Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The license authorizes JSAT MOBILE to offer Inmarsat BGAN and FleetBroadband mobile satellite communications services in Japan and on Japanese-registered vessels.

The license is effective from February 17, ensuring that JSAT MOBILE is prepared when Inmarsat's I-4 F3 satellite becomes operational as scheduled on February 24. On that date, Inmarsat will begin offering full global coverage for BGAN and FleetBroadband, adding Pacific Ocean coverage to its existing coverage of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.

Stratos formed the joint venture company JSAT MOBILE in August with SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) to serve the mobile satellite communications needs of Japanese businesses and government agencies. Stratos is a leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions. SKY Perfect JSAT is a leading satellite operator in the Asia-Pacific region. Other shareholders in JSAT MOBILE include FURUNO Electric Co., Ltd. and Japan Radio Co., Ltd.

Inmarsat's BGAN and FleetBroadband mobile satellite offerings use portable, lightweight terminals to provide simultaneous, high-speed data and voice connectivity anywhere in the world.

BGAN from Stratos (with data speeds up to 492 kbps) is ideally suited to enable land-mobile communications in areas where terrestrial or cellular networks are damaged, congested, non-existent or too difficult to deploy. Stratos now boasts more than 10,000 BGAN activations for military & NGO agencies, media organizations, first responders and professionals in many other industries in 185 countries worldwide.

For the maritime market, FleetBroadband from Stratos provides on-demand guaranteed IP data rates (up to 432 kbps), regardless of the vessel's location. Stratos has activated hundreds of FleetBroadband terminals for commercial, military and leisure vessels.

Stratos President and CEO Jim Parm said, "With the necessary licenses in place, JSAT MOBILE can now begin using its strong local team to meet the growing Japanese demand for the very latest mobile satellite services."