Attachment Exhibit B

This document pretains to SES-AMD-20120302-00234 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESAMD2012030200234_941431

                                                                            FCC FORM 312
                                                                               EXHIBIT B
                                                                                Page 1 of 2

                             DESCRIPTION OF OWNERSHIP

                                   Response to Question 34

        Inmarsat Solutions (US) Inc. (formerly known as Stratos Communications, Inc.) 1
(“Licensee”) is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Stratos Holdings, Inc. (“Stratos
Holdings”). Stratos Holdings is held by Inmarsat US Investments Limited (100% of the
preferred shares), its parent Inmarsat US Services LLC (20% of the common shares), and
its parent Inmarsat Group Holdings Inc. (80% of the common shares). Inmarsat Group
Holdings Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat Solutions Ltd, 2 which is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat Finance III Limited (“Finance III”). In turn,
Finance III is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat Ventures Ltd, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Inmarsat Investments Ltd, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat
Group Ltd, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat Holdings Ltd, which is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc (“Inmarsat”).

       The organizational chart attached to this exhibit reflects the ownership chain of
the Licensee.

       Inmarsat plc is a widely-held public company traded on the London Stock
Exchange. The following entities or individuals hold ten percent or greater interests in
Inmarsat plc, and indirectly in the Licensee:          Lansdowne Partners Limited
(“Lansdowne”) (13.04%, aggregate voting power held through management of various
Landsdowne investment funds). Lansdowne was formed under the laws of England and
Wales. No other person or entity directly or indirectly holds a ten percent or greater
ownership interest in the Licensee.

       The Commission has previously approved the indirect foreign ownership in the
Licensee, 3 and it has approved the current ownership structure. 4 Accordingly, the instant
application does not raise any new issues.

       The address, citizenship, and principle business for the interest holders disclosed
above are as follows:



1
 Notice of the name change was submitted to the FCC via IBFS by letter dated February 23,
2102, re Call Signs E000180, E010047, E010048, E010049, E010050, and E050249. A copy of
the letter is appended to this exhibit.
2
    Inmarsat Solutions Ltd was formerly known as CIP UK Holdings Limited.
3
 See Robert M. Franklin, Transferor and Inmarsat, PLC, Transferee, Consolidated Application
for Consent to Transfer of Control of Stratos Global Corporation and Its Subsidiaries from an
Irrevocable Trust to Inmarsat, plc, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 24
FCC Rcd 449 (IB 2009).
4
    See SES-T/C-20100610-00688 (granted June 29, 2010).


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                                                                                 EXHIBIT B
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Stratos Holdings, Inc.           Inmarsat Solutions Ltd.          Inmarsat Finance III Limited
6550 Rock Spring Drive           1200 Eighteenth Street, NW       99 City Road
Suite 650                        Washington, DC 20036             London, United Kingdom
Bethesda, MD 20187               Citizenship: United Kingdom      EC1Y 1AX
Citizenship: United States       Principle business: Investment   Citizenship: United Kingdom
Principle Business: Telecom                                       Principle business: Investment

Inmarsat Group Holdings Inc.     Inmarsat Group Limited           Inmarsat Holdings Limited
1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW      99 City Road                     99 City Road
Suite 1225                       London, United Kingdom           London, United Kingdom
Washington, DC 20036             EC1Y 1AX                         EC1Y 1AX
Citizenship: United States       Citizenship: England and Wales   Citizenship: England and Wales
Principle business: Investment   Principle business: Investment   Principle business: Investment

Inmarsat Investments Limited     Inmarsat plc                     Inmarsat US Services LLC
99 City Road                     99 City Road                     1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW
London, United Kingdom           London, United Kingdom           Suite 1225
EC1Y 1AX                         EC1Y 1AX                         Washington, DC 20036
Citizenship: England and Wales   Citizenship: United Kingdom      Citizenship: United States
Principle business: Investment   Principle business: Telecom      Principle business: Investment

Inmarsat US Investments          Inmarsat Ventures Limited        Landsdowne Partners Limited
Limited                          99 City Road                     15 Davies Street
99 City Road                     London, United Kingdom           London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom           EC1Y 1AX                         W1K 3AG
EC1Y 1AX                         Citizenship: England and Wales   Citizenship: United Kingdom
Citizenship: England and Wales   Principle business: Investment   Principle business: Investment
Principle business: Investment


OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF INMARSAT SOLUTIONS (US) INC.
       (formerly known as Stratos Communications, Inc.)

                  Inmarsat plc
              (England and Wales)

   100%                                                 *All percentages represent both equity
                                                        and voting interests, unless otherwise
             Inmarsat Holdings Ltd                      noted.
              (England and Wales)

   100%

               Inmarsat Group Ltd
              (England and Wales)

   100%

            Inmarsat Investments Ltd
              (England and Wales)

   100%

             Inmarsat Ventures Ltd
              (England and Wales)

   100%

          Inmarsat Finance III Limited
             (England and Wales)

   100%

           Inmarsat Solutions Limited
              (England and Wales)

   100%

          Inmarsat Group Holdings Inc.          80% Common Shares
                   (Delaware)

   100%
                                           20% Common Shares
           Inmarsat US Services LLC
                  (Delaware)
                                           100%
   100%                                   Preferred
                                           Shares
            Inmarsat US Investments
                    Limited
              (England and Wales)


                                         Stratos Holdings, Inc.
                                              (Delaware)
                                 100%




          Stratos Mobile                   Stratos Offshore                Inmarsat Solutions (US) Inc.
          Networks, Inc.                  Services Company                         (Delaware)
            (Delaware)                        (Delaware)


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                                        February 23, 2012

VIA IBFS

Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20554

       Attn.: Robert Nelson, Chief
               Satellite Division, International Bureau

       Re:     Inmarsat Solutions (US) Inc. ({/‘k/a Stratos Communications, Inc.)
               Call Signs: E000180, E010047, E010048, E010049, E010050 and E050249
               Notification ofName Change

Dear Ms. Dortch:

        Stratos Communications, Inc. ("SCI") is the licensee of the above—referenced earth
station licenses. On February 21, 2012, SCI changed its name to Inmarsat Solutions (US) Inc.
The change is purely to the name of the entity, and is not the result of any change of ownership
or business type. Please update the Commission‘s records accordingly.

       If you have any questions regarding this notification, please contact the undersigned.

                                                 Sincerely,




                                                            flZ/L
                                                          ChrlstlneM. Crowe
                                                          William R. Layton

                                                          Counselfor Inmarsat Solutions (US) Inc.

Co:    Jeanette Spriggs, FCC



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