Corporate Profile

Vital Communications - Anywhere on Earth

In today's world, secure, reliable communications with your remote offices and operations across the globe are vital both to survival and to success. "Vital" communications—from vita, Latin for "life"—are those that are absolutely essential to the day-to-day life of your organization. These are communications you simply cannot take for granted. Too much is at stake.

When out of touch is out of the question, where do you turn?

With more than a century of innovation and the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of remote communication solutions, Stratos is the world's trusted leader in delivering vital voice, data and IP communications, no matter where on earth you do business.

Scope of Offerings and Markets Served
With a history of successful organic growth and integration of leading global and regional providers, Stratos now offers the most extensive range of mobile and fixed satellite, microwave and wireless services - including Inmarsat, Iridium®, Globalstar™, HughesNet™, MSAT, VSAT and others - to more than 20,000 customers on seven continents and across the world's oceans.

Stratos provides world-class products and services through our own offices worldwide, as well as through a global network of more than 400 authorized partners.

Government agencies, military forces, NGOs, first responders, and diverse markets such as aeronautical, energy and natural resources, media, maritime, construction/engineering, and recreational users trust Stratos to design, deploy and support their most essential communication systems.

The Stratos Advantage
In addition to our extensive portfolio of leading communication technologies, we have developed the industry's largest and most distinctive suite of value-added services which we call The Stratos Advantage. The Stratos Advantage elevates our portfolio of leading industry services far above the baseline level. The value-added services comprising the Stratos Advantage provide users with cost and traffic control, firewall management, data optimization, high security options, easy VPN access, messaging services and full IP range. For example, Inmarsat Satellite Phone Services from Stratos, as well as our Mobile Broadband Portfolio (comprised of BGAN from Stratos, FleetBroadband from Stratos, and SwiftBroadband from Stratos) all have access to our Stratos Dashboard™. This unique service provides comprehensive value-added capabilities such as instant online self-provisioning, credit watch facilities, a wide range of reporting options, multiple levels of access for different end users, and real-time information about your voice and data traffic and associated costs.

Of course, we offer a full range of support services, from system design to on-site installation. What's more, our International Customer Care Center provides a single point of contact for 24x7x365 customer service and expert technical support.

Stratos. Innovation and leadership for more than a century. Powerful, diverse solutions to meet your every need. Proven, reliable service and support. Anywhere on earth.

Financials

(Year ended December 31, 2006)

Annual Revenue: USD $537.8 million
Total Assets: USD $777.7 million
Total Equity: USD $197.9 million

Corporate Information

Corporate Offices:
  • Bethesda, MD, USA - Corporate Headquarters
  • St John's, NL, Canada- Registered Office
Executive Officers:
  • Charles W. Bissegger, Chairman
  • James J. Parm, President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Paula M. Sturge, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  • Richard E. Harris, Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
  • John M. Mackey, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
  • John D. Prentice, Senior Vice President, Broadband Services
  • Ronald H. W. Spithout, Senior Vice President, MSS Sales, Worldwide
  • William H. Holden, Treasurer
Year Founded: January 15, 1985