Ligado Networks brings together a one-of-a-kind satellite network and smart use of the mid-band spectrum to deliver ubiquitous coverage throughout North America. Ligado’s SkyTerra 1, one of the most powerful L-band commercial satellites ever built, uses the largest reflector-based antenna in commercial service—22 meters—to enable pervasive communications and high-quality mobile connections to low-power, small form-factor devices. Ligado’s ground-based beamforming technology allows hundreds of beams to be formed over SkyTerra 1’s coverage footprint when and where they are needed. These ground programmable beam shapes provide greater flexibility to allocate both coverage and capacity as necessary, for business scalability or in response to emergencies. Targeted power and bandwidth allocation makes for better management of overall network capacity as new beams can be created and added anytime to meet specific custom needs. And because Ligado’s system operates using mid-band spectrum, SkyTerra 1’s satellite network is not only less susceptible to rain fade or dense foliage but will also be tightly integrated with Ligado’s terrestrial network offerings to deliver seamless terrestrial-satellite coverage. SkyTerra 1 satellite provides coverage and capacity that can be dynamically allocated to respond to business needs for scalability or in response to emergencies. The advanced beamforming capabilities of the ground-based network provide greater flexibility in the management of network resources. SkyTerra 1 can form hundreds of beams when and where they are needed within Ligado North American footprint. And because the system operates using mid-band spectrum, Ligado’s satellite connectivity is not only less susceptible to rain fade or dense foliage but can also be tightly integrated with the Ligado terrestrial network offerings to deliver seamless terrestrial-satellite coverage.