Inmarsat To Incorporate Atom 99 Earth Stations in Global Xpress

Inmarsat wants to add a new earth station terminal type, Atom 99, to its Global Xpress Ka-band land blanket earth station license, and to add the Inmarsat-5 F3 satellite as a point of communication to all the Global Xpress terminals covered by the license as well as to the Atom 99 terminal. The Atom 99, made by Skyware Technologies, will operate on the same frequencies as the currently licensed Global Xpress terminals -- 19.7-20.2 GHz for downlinks and 29.5-30.0 GHz for uplinks, Inmarsat said in an FCC International Bureau filing Friday. It said the modification to add Inmarsat-5 F3 would let the company expand its Ka-band land service to provide coverage in the U.S. and U.S. territories not covered by Inmarsat-5 F2.