Solaris Mobile… License To Communicate (SatCom)

[SatNews] These new combo license authorizations will bring the Company’s technologies to bear in Spain…

Solaris Mobile Ltd. has been granted a combined Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) and Complementary Ground Control (CGC) licence authorization in Spain. This latest European licence authorization brings to 12 the total number of MSS licences awarded to Solaris Mobile in members state countries, which include Finland, Luxembourg, Italy, Slovenia, France, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, Poland and the UK. Four of these licences comprise authorizations covering both the MSS and the terrestrial CGC element. The most recent licence will allow Solaris Mobile’s hybrid satellite and terrestrial network to operate within Spain, and will enable the provision of voice and data services, video-on-demand, digital radio and other broadband and broadcast services to mobile devices.

In May 2009, the European Commission selected Solaris Mobile to operate services in 2 x 15 MHz blocks of S-band spectrum across Europe. As required by the MSS Decision adopted by the European Parliament and Council of Member States in 2008, the selection and authorization of systems providing MSS mandates Member States to provide Solaris Mobile with rights-of-use authorisations for S-band radio spectrum for the delivery of MSS in their country, including authorization of service delivery via CGC. Steve Maine, CEO, Solaris Mobile Ltd., said, “These licences allow Solaris Mobile to deploy a hybrid satellite and terrestrial wireless network which will deliver next generation broadband and broadcast services, for the purpose of enhancing mobile communications across the 27 European member states.”