Abstract :
Marie-Lise Sakkal, of Stratos Government Services <http://stratosgsi.com/>, Ottawa, Canada, gave a presentation to Ottawa IEEE Section / Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society on 10 December 2009. Her talk, “Inmarsat I-4 and BGAN Services” was very timely with recent press release announcements from Stratos including “US Coast Guard Selects Stratos Government Services to Deploy Fleet Broadband on up to 50 Vessels” December 7, 2009, “Stratos Wins Critical WiMAX Radio Licenses in Gulf of Mexico” December 2, 2009, and “Latest Version of Stratos Dashboard Provides Even Greater Control of Mobile Broadband Costs” December 1, 2009. Press release details may be viewed on the referenced website.