Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) requests a 180-day experimental Special Temporary Authority (STA) commencing on or about February 6, 2015, to conduct ground testing in support of Panasonic’s Global Communications Suite (GCS) featuring the eXConnect Ku-band earth stations aboard aircraft (ESAA) system to provide broadband connectivity onboard aircraft in flight. It is requested that the experimental STA be granted to conduct the testing onboard parked aircraft the Sussex County Airport, Georgetown, DE. Panasonic is seeking to conduct electromagnetic interference ground testing of multiple, simulated transmit portable electronic devices (T-PEDs) onboard parked aircraft at the two airfields. Over the past few years, Panasonic has sought and obtained a series of separate, but related experimental STAs and two-year licenses to conduct T-PED EMI testing at multiple airfields. The instant application for an experimental STA is another in this series, seeking to add the Sussex County Airport, Georgetown, DE as a test site as requested by Panasonic’s airline customer.
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