Row 44 Looks To Move AMC-2 Traffic to AMC-6 Temporarily

While AMC-2 moves from 81 degrees west to 85 degrees west, Row 44 needs alternate capacity and is requesting special temporary authority (STA) from the FCC International Bureau to operate its earth stations aboard aircraft network using SES' AMC-6 satellite for 30 days. In an IB filing Friday, Row 44 said it anticipated beginning to shift traffic starting Monday. It also said it expects to use AMC-6 for at most six to eight weeks and will seek an additional STA once the initial 30 days are up. Row 44 said that once AMC-2 is relocated to 85 degrees west, the company expects to transition its Ku-band traffic back to that satellite.