Intelsat Seeks OK for ESAA Terminals

Intelsat is seeking a blanket license for earth stations aboard aircraft to operate up to 1,000 of each of two Ku-band ESAA terminals, the Rantec Airborne Satcom terminal and the Tecom KuStream 1500 terminal, said an FCC International Bureau application Monday. It said the terminals would be used for mobile broadband services to aircraft, and its proposed ESAA network would be part of its IntelsatOne Flex network using its wide-beam and high-throughput satellites and its terrestrial network.