Attachment Narrative

This document pretains to SES-STA-20160121-00077 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2016012100077_1123481

ISAT US, Inc.
Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority
IB File Nos. SES-STA-20151020-00750

                                    Description of STA Request

        ISAT US Inc. (“ISAT US”) hereby requests a 30-day special temporary authority (“STA”)
extension with respect to its Global Xpress (“GX”) network to continue to operate operate all Earth
station terminals subject to the Maritime License as amended 1 (the “GX Terminals”) while at fixed
and/or temporary fixed locations within the continental United States (“CONUS”). The STA
extension will facilitate testing of the terminals on the Inmarsat Global Xpress Ka band network
components using the Inmarsat 5 F2 (“I5 F2”) satellite located at 55º W.L. The earth stations will
continue testing using the same technical parameters for which they were previously authorized
under IB File No. SES-STA-20151020-00750 (“CONUS STA”). Initial testing has been
successful, but additional testing is required.

         Grant of the requested STA extension will serve the public interest, convenience and
necessity because it will help ensure that the GX network and the terminals contemplated by this
STA perform according to their design specifications and will enable Inmarsat to proceed in
implementing its ultimate plans to deploy broadband access service. As detailed in various GX
applications and STA requests over the last several years, facilitating the ultimate availability of
broadband access will help satisfy the rapidly growing enterprise, government and consumer
demand for ubiquitous Internet connectivity on land, at sea, and in the air. The Commission
previously has granted STA under similar circumstances.

          Therefore, ISAT US respectfully requests that the Commission grant its STA extension
request for 30 days, beginning January 27, 2016.




1
 See, ISAT US, Inc., Granted September 29, 2015, (Call Sign E140029; IBFS File No. SES-LIC-
20140224-00098) (“Maritime License”).



Document Created: 2016-01-21 12:35:28
Document Modified: 2016-01-21 12:35:28

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