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Wireless & Satellite Hybrid Solutions Technology Breakthrough for Mobile Applications

Wireless & Satellite Hybrid Solutions Technology Breakthrough for Mobile Applications. Diane Cornell Vice President, Government Affairs Inmarsat, Inc. SSPI Panel February 19, 2009. Background on ATC in L Band. L band is shared among multiple operators

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Wireless & Satellite Hybrid Solutions Technology Breakthrough for Mobile Applications

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  1. Wireless & Satellite Hybrid SolutionsTechnology Breakthrough for Mobile Applications Diane Cornell Vice President, Government Affairs Inmarsat, Inc SSPI Panel February 19, 2009 Inmarsat confidential

  2. Background on ATC in L Band • L band is shared among multiple operators • Primarily Inmarsat and SkyTerra in United States • Current situation is that each uses small slices of interleaved spectrum that are not suitable for terrestrial systems • Inmarsat & MSV (now SkyTerra) entered into a Cooperation Agreement in December 2007 to rationalize spectrum between us in a way that would enable ATC • Harbinger has announced its intent to pursue ATC in the U.S. via acquisition of SkyTerra and Inmarsat • Harbinger has an agreement with SkyTerra but not Inmarsat Inmarsat confidential

  3. Challenges for ATC • Capital, capital, capital • Gating criteria create complications compared to “clean” auctioned spectrum • Spectrum is shared between MSS & terrestrial • Integration requirement • What’s NOT a challenge: • Regulatory framework • Technical feasibility Inmarsat confidential

  4. Opportunities for ATC • While the freeze in capital markets will likely delay deployment of ATC in the near term, the longer term prospects are promising • Broadband applications will continue to suck up a lot of bandwidth • The “pipeline” for terrestrial spectrum is drying up • MSS has a unique ability to serve rural and remote underserved locations cost-effectively • National footprint is a huge advantage • Mobility and ubiquity will offer a comparative advantage Inmarsat confidential

  5. ATC on the road • Europe has allocated spectrum for MSS at S band • The European proceeding specifically contemplates Complementary Ground Component (CGC) at S band • European selection of S band operators will be finalized shortly • European member states are developing CGC regulatory frameworks Inmarsat confidential

  6. Questions? Diane Cornell Vice President, Government Affairs Inmarsat Inc, Washington, D.C. Diane_Cornell@Inmarsat.com (202) 248-5155 Inmarsat confidential

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