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Globalstar Supports FCC’s New Regulatory Framework for 2 GHz Spectrum
Globalstar, issued the following response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released yesterday.
Recognizing the fact that the existing Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) regulatory regime is not the best framework for development of terrestrial mobile broadband, the FCC voted unanimously yesterday to propose new rules that jettison the old regime in favor of establishing a new terrestrial service band that is subject to much more flexible Part 27 regulation.
If ultimately adopted, these proposed rules will lead to more investment, more innovation, more competition and therefore more consumer choices in the ever expanding mobile broadband marketplace.
Globalstar enthusiastically supports the FCC’s recommended actions, looks forward to participating in this rulemaking and anticipates that the Commission will proceed expeditiously to adopt the proposed new rules.
The FCC further stated that it intends to address issues pertaining to the ATC rules for Globalstar’s Big LEO band in a separate proceeding at a later date. “As Globalstar completes the launch and deployment of its second-generation constellation, we look forward to participating in that future proceeding and anticipate receiving similar flexibility to offer terrestrial services within the Big LEO band,” said L. Barbee Ponder, General Counsel & Vice President, Regulatory Affairs for Globalstar, Inc.
About Globalstar, Inc.
Globalstar is a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services. Globalstar offers these services to commercial customers and recreational consumers in more than 120 countries around the world. The Company’s products include mobile and fixed satellite telephones, simplex and duplex satellite data modems, the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger and flexible service packages. Many land based and maritime industries benefit from Globalstar with increased productivity from remote areas beyond cellular and landline service. Global customer segments include: oil and gas, government, mining, forestry, commercial fishing, utilities, military, transportation, heavy construction, emergency preparedness, and business continuity as well as individual recreational users. Globalstar data solutions are ideal for various asset and personal tracking, data monitoring and SCADA applications. Note that all SPOT products described in this press release are the products of Spot LLC, which is not affiliated in any manner with Spot Image of Toulouse, France or Spot Image Corporation of Chantilly, Virginia.
For more information regarding Globalstar, please visit Globalstar’s web site at www.globalstar.com
Lockheed Martin… Life Expectations Exceeded
The second Milstar II military communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team for the U.S. Air Force has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service, providing our nation’s warfighters with secure and reliable communications since its successful launch on Jan 16, 2002.
Source: www.satnews.com
ViaSat Receives NSA certification for Addition of HAIPE® Over-the-Air/Net Keying to IPS-250 IP Encryptor
ViaSat Inc.received NSA certification for release 2 of its AltaSec ® IPS-250 Inline Network Encryptor (INE), a software-only upgrade for the IPS-250. The new release enables over-the-air and network HAIPE®-to-HAIPE® key transfer and HAIPE®IS version 4.1 compliance to minimize the risk of manually rekeying in the field.
Compatible with the new NSA Cryptographic High Value Product (CHVP) Suite B, the Non-COMSEC Controlled Item (Non-CCI) IPS-250 can perform in-band rekey (replace the active key) and out-of-band rekeying (issue keys for later use) over the air or over the network with any HAIPE® IS v3.1.2 or v4.1 compliant device.
“Avoiding personal delivery of keys to each network node in high risk and remote locations is a significant new advantage for setting up secure networks,” said Chris Wren, VP and general manager of Information Security at ViaSat. “Many times the users of these networks are in motion, and anything that enables them to manage the network from physically secure locations saves time and makes them safer.”
The IPS-250 is well suited for operations in high risk and unmanned environments requiring Secret and Below protection, including leave-behind and coalition networks. The IPS-250 also enables warfighters and government agencies to create secure networks without the logistics and lifecycle costs associated with handling and accounting for CCI devices.
The IPS-250 encryptor offers these additional benefits:
- 100 Mbps full duplex HAIPE®
- Fully compliant with the Foreign Interoperability (FI) specification
- Interoperates with HAIPE® IS V3 to V4.1 CCI devices, such as KG-250, KG-255 and KG-250X
- Configurable remote and heartbeat zeroize for unattended operation
About ViaSat
ViaSat delivers fast, secure communications, Internet, and remote network access to fixed sites or on-the-move. The company provides networking products and managed network services for enterprise IP applications; is a key supplier of network-centric military communications and encryption technologies and products to the U.S. and allied governments; is the primary technology partner for gateway and customer-premises equipment for consumer and mobile satellite broadband services; operates ViaSat-1, the highest capacity satellite in the world; and offers high-speed Ka-band satellite broadband services. ViaSat also offers design capabilities and a number of complementary products including monolithic microwave integrated circuits and modules, DVB-S2 satellite communication components, video data link systems, data acceleration and compression, and mobile satellite antenna systems. Based in Carlsbad, Calif., ViaSat has established a number of worldwide locations for customer service, network operations, and technology development.