Stratos Sets Up in Indian Ocean

BETHESDA, Md. -- Stratos, a leading global provider of remote communications solutions and services, today announced the addition of a fifth Ocean Region for Inmarsat services, Indian Ocean Region West (IND-W). Responding to traffic demands, Inmarsat and Stratos have implemented a solution to provide additional GAN high speed ISDN capability in the Indian Ocean Region. Now, land mobile users who may have had difficulty accessing satellite communications channels due to satellite congestion will have increased accessibility to Inmarsat satellite communications, which are critical for many diverse operations around the world. Presently, service is limited to GAN ISDN only, however additional service may be supported in this new Ocean Region should demand dictate this action. The establishment of Indian Ocean Region West (IND-W) is a temporary solution to meet traffic demands in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). "Stratos has a proven history as a dedicated provider of robust global satellite communications to meet the mission-critical requirements of users around the world," said Jim Parm, Stratos COO. "We are pleased to be able to help alleviate the satellite communication congestion in the Indian Ocean Region by offering seamless high-speed data services over the new Indian Ocean West satellite, and thus improve communication availability to our customers operating in the region." Stratos Mobile Networks Inc.