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Stratos Introduces StratosGateway™ Online Tools for Mobile Satellite Users
Sophisticated, web-based portal allows easier and more efficient access to important account, product and service information for Stratos Inmarsat and Iridium partners and customers
BETHESDA, MD (January 17 2006) - Stratos Global Corp. (TSX: SGB), a leading global communications provider and the world's leading distributor of Inmarsat satellite services, today announced the launch of StratosGatewayTM, a sophisticated web-based portal that provides easier and more efficient access to account management and product and service information for Inmarsat and Iridium mobile satellite users.
With StratosGateway, Stratos resellers and customers can easily view, download and monitor call data records, perform traffic analysis, and commission, bar and unbar individual satellite terminals via the Internet, without the need to speak with a customer service representative or fax a paper form.
StratosGateway provides single-sign-on access to a comprehensive, updated library of important product and service fact sheets and information, which is easy to navigate and fully searchable using a sophisticated search tool. It also includes the latest in secure web-based technology (SSL 128-bit encryption), ensuring optimum security for all operations.
"StratosGateway features the online tools that our partners and customers have asked for in order to provide the most efficient access to important account, product and service information, making it easier for them to do business with Stratos," said Scott Hoyt, Stratos' senior vice president and chief marketing officer. "We are proud to be providing these value-added online tools, and look forward to introducing additional advanced features in the very near future."
StratosGateway supports Iridium and Inmarsat digital satellite services, including Inmarsat-B/-M/mini-M/Fleet/GAN/Swift64 and BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network). BGAN is the latest and most advanced mobile satellite technology featuring simultaneous voice and broadband data connectivity using an affordable, lightweight satellite terminal about the size of a standard laptop PC.
About Stratos
Stratos Global Corporation (www.stratosglobal.com) is a publicly traded company (TSX: SGB) and the leading global provider of a wide range of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions for users operating beyond the reach of traditional networks. With its owned-and-operated infrastructure and extensive portfolio of industry-leading satellite and microwave technologies (including Inmarsat, Iridium, Globalstar, MSAT, VSAT, and others), Stratos serves the voice and high-speed data connectivity requirements of a diverse array of markets, including government, military, energy, industrial, maritime, aeronautical, enterprise, media and recreational users throughout the world.
For additional information :
Carla Riggs
Director, Corporate Communications
+1 709 748 4857
carla.riggs@stratosglobal.com