Hurrah For ICO Global Communications

ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (ICO) (NASDAQ: ICOG) has filed its final milestone certification with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirming that their ICO G1 satellite system is operational. ICO has successfully completed two-way voice and data sessions using the satellite, ICO’s North Las Vegas gateway, and mobile terminals. The sessions were conducted in the 2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz bands. In addition, ICO informed the FCC that it had selected the 2010-2020 MHz frequency block in the 2 GHz MSS uplink band and the 2180-2190 MHz frequency block in the 2 GHz MSS downlink band. Launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 14, 2008, ICO G1 is one of the largest commercial satellites ever deployed, and the first satellite to use an innovative ground-based beam forming capability, providing unprecedented flexibility in the technologies it can support. Once fully operational, ICO G1 will provide coverage to most of North America, including the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—Reston, Virginia