Q&A Stratos Global Corporation Mobile broadband systems A new generation of mobile broadband satellite systems is meeting critical military demand for communications at the edge of the network. Powerful, manportable systems are delivering bandwidth-intensive applications precisely where they are needed. Helen Jameson talks with Ian Canning, Vice President, Marketing and Product Management for Stratos Global Corp. about how Stratos is helping military agencies worldwide to take full advantage of these systems. Question: We appreciate you providing your perspective on the state of the military communications market. Would you introduce yourself and Stratos to our readers? Ian Canning: My name is Ian Canning and I am Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for Stratos. In my six years with Stratos, I've had the privilege of helping major military organizations adopt new mobile satellite systems that help improve their effectiveness and safety. Stratos is well known as the leading provider of mobile and fixed satellite systems to the world's largest militaries, maritime and energy companies. We supply these organizations with the most advanced, lightweight mobile satellite systems ­ such as Inmarsat BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband systems, as well as Iridium and VSAT solutions ­ for integrated voice and high-speed data connectivity. What makes Stratos different is the portfolio of value-added services that we offer to make these new broadband solutions easy to use and efficient to own. Our valueadded services ­ known as The Stratos Advantage ­ provide users with cost control, firewall management, full traffic information, 8 w w w.satellite-evolution.com | April 2009 stratos.p65 8 22/04/2009, 21:06