<s>
EchoStar	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
,	O
an	O
Irish	O
company	O
with	O
commercial	O
operations	O
headquartered	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
a	O
data	O
centre	O
based	O
in	O
Griesheim	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
operator	O
that	O
provides	O
connectivity	O
across	O
Europe	O
through	O
a	O
converged	O
satellite	B-Application
and	O
terrestrial	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EchoStar	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
is	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
EchoStar	O
Corporation	O
,	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
satellite	B-Application
communications	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EchoStar	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
Limited	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
,	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
company	O
between	O
SES	O
and	O
Eutelsat	O
Communications	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
commercialize	O
the	O
first	O
geostationary	O
satellite	B-Application
systems	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
broadcasting	O
video	O
,	O
radio	O
and	O
data	O
to	O
in-vehicle	O
receivers	O
and	O
to	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
portable	O
media	O
players	O
and	O
PDAs	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
all	O
stock	O
in	O
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
EchoStar	O
Corporation	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
renamed	O
EchoStar	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agreement	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
was	O
reached	O
in	O
2006	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
formed	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SES	O
and	O
Eutelsat	O
–	O
both	O
successful	O
European	O
satellite	B-Application
operators	O
,	O
providing	O
TV	O
and	O
other	O
services	O
from	O
geostationary	O
satellites	B-Application
to	O
millions	O
of	O
cable	O
and	O
direct-to-home	O
viewers	O
–	O
invested	O
€130m	O
in	O
the	O
venture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
's	O
first	O
commercial	O
contract	O
was	O
with	O
Italian	O
media	O
publishing	O
group	O
Class	O
Editori	O
,	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
digital	O
radio	O
service	O
in	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hybrid	O
satellite/terrestrial	O
network	O
will	O
initially	O
be	O
deployed	O
in	O
Milan	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
and	O
extended	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EU	O
Telecoms	O
Commissioner	O
,	O
Viviane	O
Reding	O
,	O
has	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
Mobile	O
satellite	B-Application
services	O
have	O
huge	O
potential	O
:	O
they	O
can	O
enable	O
Europeans	O
to	O
access	O
new	O
communication	O
services	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
rural	O
and	O
less	O
populated	O
regions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
primarily	O
intends	O
to	O
provide	O
mobile	O
TV	O
and	O
interactive	O
services	O
to	O
handheld	O
and	O
vehicle	O
receivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
in-vehicle	O
use	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
satellite	B-Application
receivers	O
could	O
also	O
double	O
as	O
web	O
browsers	O
providing	O
full	O
Internet	O
access	O
,	O
and	O
deliver	O
interactive	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
online	O
reservations	O
,	O
emergency	O
warnings	O
,	O
or	O
toll	O
payments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
avoid	O
the	O
requirement	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
with	O
S-band	B-Algorithm
reception	O
for	O
the	O
satellite	B-Application
services	O
,	O
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
has	O
developed	O
a	O
'	O
Pocket	O
Gateway	O
 '	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Finnish	O
company	O
Elekrobit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gateway	O
is	O
a	O
compact	O
S-band	B-Algorithm
receiver	O
which	O
decodes	O
DVB-SH	O
transmissions	O
from	O
the	O
Solaris	O
satellite	B-Application
and	O
relays	O
them	O
over	O
WiFi	O
to	O
any	O
compatible	O
handset	O
with	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gateway	O
is	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
vehicles	O
with	O
a	O
roof-mounted	O
antenna	O
for	O
S-band	B-Algorithm
reception	O
with	O
services	O
accessed	O
on	O
passengers	O
 '	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
services	O
use	O
DVB-SH	O
technology	O
to	O
deliver	O
IP	O
based	O
data	O
and	O
media	O
content	O
to	O
handheld	O
and	O
in-vehicle	O
terminals	O
using	O
a	O
hybrid	O
satellite/terrestrial	O
system	O
with	O
satellite	B-Application
transmission	O
serving	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
Europe	O
and	O
beyond	O
,	O
and	O
terrestrial	O
repeaters	O
for	O
urban	O
and	O
indoor	O
penetration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S-band	B-Algorithm
frequencies	O
used	O
(	O
2.00GHz	O
)	O
are	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
exclusive	O
use	O
of	O
satellite	B-Application
and	O
terrestrial	O
mobile	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
sit	O
alongside	O
the	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
frequencies	O
already	O
in	O
use	O
across	O
Europe	O
for	O
3G	B-Architecture
terrestrial	O
mobile	O
phone	O
services	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
reuse	O
of	O
existing	O
cellular	O
towers	O
and	O
antennas	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
simple	O
incorporation	O
of	O
Solaris	O
services	O
in	O
mobile	O
handsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solaris	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
first	O
use	O
the	O
Eutelsat	O
W2A	O
satellite	B-Application
at	O
10°	O
east	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
an	O
S-band	B-Algorithm
payload	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
launch	O
in	O
early	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
successful	O
launch	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
S-band	B-Algorithm
payload	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
show	O
"	O
an	O
anomaly	O
"	O
which	O
has	O
put	O
in	O
doubt	O
the	O
payload	O
's	O
capability	O
to	O
provide	O
mobile	O
satellite	B-Application
services	O
for	O
Solaris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
testing	O
of	O
the	O
satellite	B-Application
was	O
undertaken	O
to	O
establish	O
its	O
future	O
in	O
the	O
Solaris	O
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investigation	O
of	O
S-band	B-Algorithm
payload	O
has	O
confirmed	O
significant	O
non-compliance	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
filed	O
an	O
insurance	O
claim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
the	O
European	O
Parliament	O
and	O
the	O
Council	O
adopted	O
the	O
European	O
's	O
Decision	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
single	O
selection	O
and	O
authorisation	O
process	O
to	O
ensure	O
a	O
coordinated	O
introduction	O
of	O
mobile	O
satellite	B-Application
services	O
(	O
MSS	O
)	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
selection	O
process	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
and	O
attracted	O
four	O
applications	O
by	O
prospective	O
operators	O
(	O
ICO	O
,	O
Inmarsat	O
,	O
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
,	O
TerreStar	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
selected	O
two	O
operators	O
,	O
Inmarsat	O
Ventures	O
and	O
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
,	O
giving	O
these	O
operators	O
"	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
specific	O
radio	O
frequencies	O
identified	O
in	O
the	O
Commission	O
's	O
decision	O
and	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
operate	O
their	O
respective	O
mobile	O
satellite	B-Application
systems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EU	O
Member	O
States	O
now	O
have	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
operators	O
have	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
specific	O
radio	O
frequencies	O
identified	O
in	O
the	O
commission	O
's	O
decision	O
and	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
operate	O
their	O
respective	O
mobile	O
satellite	B-Application
systems	O
for	O
18	O
years	O
from	O
the	O
selection	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
Solaris	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
announced	O
that	O
following	O
the	O
granting	O
of	O
spectrum	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
been	O
actively	O
pursuing	O
licenses	O
from	O
European	O
member	O
states	O
and	O
it	O
had	O
just	O
been	O
granted	O
18-year	O
licences	O
to	O
operate	O
Mobile	O
Satellite	B-Application
Services	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
Sweden	O
and	O
Germany	O
,	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
existing	O
licenses	O
for	O
Finland	O
,	O
Luxembourg	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
and	O
Slovenia	O
.	O
</s>
