[Satellite Today 02-19-09] JSAT Mobile Communications has been granted a radio license by the Kanto Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, JSAT Mobile joint venture partner Stratos Global Corp. announced Feb. 18.
    The license authorizes JSAT Mobile to offer Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) and FleetBroadband mobile satellite communications services in Japan and on Japanese-registered vessels.
    The license is effective from Feb. 17, ensuring that JSAT Mobile is prepared when Inmarsat’s I-4 F3 satellite becomes operational Feb. 24. On that date, Inmarsat will begin offering full global coverage for BGAN and FleetBroadband, adding Pacific Ocean coverage to its existing coverage of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.