Leasing from Stratos
Accessing the Inmarsat Constellation
Stratos is the market leader in providing specialized leasing services over the Inmarsat constellation. In addition to designing, implementing and operating the Inmarsat-B Leased Channel Mode network, Stratos developed many of the lease services in operation today.
Not only were we the first Land Earth Station Operator to have deployed and operated enhanced leasing services over the Inmarsat constellation, Stratos is the only operator capable of accessing all nine satellites from our own earth stations. We access 98°W from our facilities at Laurentides in Canada; 143.5°E and 142°W from Auckland, New Zealand; 109°E, IOR and POR from both Auckland and Perth; and 25°E AORE, AORW and IOR from Burum in The Netherlands.
Unrivalled Expertise
Stratos offers unrivalled expertise in this market, based on a deep understanding of the unique requirements of some of the world's most demanding and discerning users of satellite communications, as well as broad experience in the actual deployment of enhanced leasing services. We believe we offer the most advanced services in the world today, giving you unprecedented flexibility and capabilities to meet your specific needs.
Our extensive portfolio of maritime and land mobile users includes international shipping and cruise lines, fishing fleets, offshore oil and gas projects, broadcasters, and yachting. We also provide services to government agencies such as the military services, diplomats, law enforcement, fisheries enforcement, coast guards, emergency response, and UN peacekeeping operations.
Recently, we have expanded Stratos' commitment to government markets by hiring respected satellite telecommunications professionals who have considerable experience working with the governments of the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
Many of our government experts have been providing commercial satellite initiatives since their inception to various military services.
Special Leasing Services
Lease Channel Management Tool
Our Lease Channel Management Tool (LCMT) is the heart of Stratos' leasing service offerings. Nothing else like it is available on the market today. The LCMT is a powerful web-based application that allows you to quickly and easily manage your lease capacity, assign terminals to leases, check the status of terminals, and perform other critical operations. Although it is a web-based tool, the LCMT successfully passes military security requirements. Hence, a number of military customers use it to manage their lease capacity.
Point to Multipoint Services (PMP)
PMP Lease services are bespoke solutions, designed to meet your specific requirements. Each solution is totally unique, developed by working closely with your organization. Typical applications Stratos has deployed today include Differential GPS, commercial asset tracking, broadcast information providing news, chart updates, weather and so on to specific maritime communities. We also provide PMP leases in support of military programs.
Spot Beam Leases
Spot beam leases support GAN, Fleet and Swift 64 users who require guaranteed dedicated capacity. Stratos supports a portfolio of bespoke services that provide you with enhanced capability. You can provision and control all of these leases in near-real time using our Lease Channel Management Tool (LCMT).
B Service Leasing
Stratos offers a comprehensive range of specialist B leasing services ranging from the simple 64Kbps CN-17 leases to our superior Enhanced Leasing Service (ELS).
With our market-leading BEST service, which revolutionized Inmarsat leasing, Stratos was the pioneer in this field. While we no longer offer this service to new customers, we still support in excess of 100 vessels that continue to use it.
ELS, the current market-leader, is a second-generation service used by navies worldwide to provide reliable voice and data communications in the harshest of environments. The ELS service doubles throughput on a lease without compression, thereby increasing the data rate to 128Kbps. This technology also enables lease channel sharing. For example, two ships can share a 128Kbps connection, giving each 64Kbps. Or four ships could have 32Kbps each or any combination adding up to 128Kbps.
Currently, Stratos is working closely with Inmarsat and investing heavily in next generation leasing services in order to provide even higher data rates and better performance.
