August 21, 2008

Stratos Global Corporation has formed a joint venture company with JSAT Corporation (JSAT) to serve the mobile satellite communications needs of Japanese businesses and government agencies. The new company, called JSAT MOBILE Communications Inc. (JSAT MOBILE), will build upon the Japanese market success that Stratos has enjoyed over the past seven years. Stratos is a leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions. JSAT is a leading satellite operator in the Asia-Pacific region.

JSAT MOBILE will bring Stratos' extensive portfolio of mobile satellite services (MSS), including both Inmarsat and Iridium services, to the Japanese market. The Stratos portfolio includes a wide range of value-added services to help customers achieve optimal communications performance and cost efficiency.

At a signing ceremony today in Tokyo, officials of Stratos and JSAT said JSAT MOBILE will begin offering mobile satellite services later this year to end users that operate internationally. By the first quarter of 2009, JSAT MOBILE expects to receive all necessary regulatory approvals to provide its MSS portfolio for use in Japan and on Japanese-registered vessels and aircrafts.

As part of its broad solution offering, JSAT MOBILE will provide MSS services made possible by the last generation of Inmarsat I-4 satellites. Those services are expected to be available worldwide, including full service capabilities in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region, beginning March 1, 2009.

The Inmarsat I-4 F3 satellite was successfully launched on August 19. Once tested and operational, the I-4 F3 will form a completed constellation (together with its two sister satellites that are already in orbit) to deliver full and seamless global coverage of all the latest Inmarsat broadband mobile satellite services. Those services include BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband.

Stratos President and CEO Jim Parm said, "In JSAT MOBILE, Japanese businesses will find a large local team that is intimately familiar with their requirements. It will combine a dedication to the Japanese market with a strong sales and support network to ensure all MSS solutions are deployed quickly and cost efficiently.'

JSAT President and CEO Masanori Akiyama said, "We have worked with Stratos to form JSAT MOBILE to meet the growing demand for mobile satellite services in Japan. By combining Stratos' suite of services with JSAT's vast support infrastructure and expertise in the Japanese market, JSAT MOBILE is ideally suited to bring the benefits of MSS to all Japanese businesses.'