Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) requests a six-month Special Temporary Authority (STA), commencing on or about December 1, 2011, to conduct ground testing in support of Panasonic?s Global Communications suite (GCS) featuring the eXConnect Ku-band aeronautical mobile-satellite service (AMSS) to provide broadband connectivity onboard aircraft in-flight. It is requested that the experimental STA authorization be granted to conduct the testing at Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, FL. Previously, on November 2, 2010, the FCC granted a two-year experimental license (Call Sign WF2XLF), effective until November 1, 2012, to conduct two types of testing: (1) electromagnetic interference (EMI) ground testing of multiple, simulated transmit portable electronic devices (T-PEDs) RF transmissions in the aircraft cabin in multiple frequency bands: GSM, cellular, Wi-Fi and others; and (2) picocell system operations in the aircraft cabin for enabling GSM phone communications for passengers and crew. Call Sign WF2XLF authorizes testing onboard parked aircraft at four sites: (1) Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, CA; (2) Paine Field Airport, Everett, WA; (3) Piedmont-Triad International Airport, Greensboro, NC; and (4) TSTC Wace Airport, Waco, TX. The instant application is for an experimental STA to conduct picocell and T-PED interference ground tests at an additional site, Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, FL, starting on or about December 1, 2011.
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