Stratos Fixes Gulf of Mexico Microwave Network, Relaunches StratosMAX Broadband Wireless Access Network

BETHESDA, MD, May 4, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — Stratos Global Corp. (TSX: SGB) has rebuilt the portions of its Gulf of Mexico microwave network that were damaged by last year's hurricanes, enabling the re-launch of its StratosMAX broadband wireless access (BWA) network.

Stratos said the next- generation StratosMAX network maximizes the performance, flexibility and scalability of remote voice and data communications in the Gulf of Mexico, while minimizing the complexity of deployment for offshore rigs, production platforms, and other users.

The repair of its microwave network along the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts is part of Stratos' comprehensive program to offer its customers communications flexibility in the Gulf of Mexico. In the coming months, Stratos said it will continue to strengthen the microwave network to offer even better performance and resistance against future storms, with redesigned circuit protection, additional beach crossings, increased bandwidth, true ATM transport and additional redundancy.

The cornerstone of Stratos' enhanced redundancy offering is its new Laurentides Teleport in Quebec, which will feature fully redundant power supply and terrestrial connectivity allowing the highest-possible level of disaster recovery and business continuity using Stratos' VSAT satellite services.

StratosMAX provides offshore drilling and production companies with a secure and reliable platform for delivering up to 2 Mbps of capacity to support a full range of IP-based data applications, as well as multiple voice lines for telephone connectivity. Because it is connected to Stratos' industry- leading terrestrial backbone network, StratosMAX customers have complete interconnectivity between their remote operations in the Gulf of Mexico and other locations throughout the world, regardless of the technology platform.

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