Telenor Maritime Seeks Blanket ESV License

Maritime mobility company Telenor Maritime wants permission to operate up to 25 Sea Tel Model 9711 and Sea Tel 6012 earth station onboard vessel (ESV) terminals, it said in an FCC International Bureau ESV blanket license application filed Tuesday. Telenor said the terminals will operate in the Ku-band, with the 9711 terminals also operating in the C-band. In a separate IB filing, Telenor also said it wanted a 60-day special temporary authority to operate ESV terminals on U.S. and foreign-registered vessels in U.S. and international waters. The ESV terminals would connect with the SES-4 and NSS-7 satellites, it said, saying the STA would let it do link performance evaluation and onboard frequency band switch-over capability assessment before the company begins its long-term commercial operations.