ICO is working closely with several industry-leading vendors to design and build its MSS/ATC System to deliver the ultimate mobile video experience. These partners include proven leaders in satellite, consumer electronics and mobile video solutions: Space Systems/ Loral, Lockheed Martin, Alcatel-Lucent, HUGHES, Frog Design and DiBcom.

ICO’s planned MSS/ATC System infrastructure includes the following:

• One orbiting GEO satellite, which will utilize a "bent pipe" architecture, where the satellite "reflects" the signals between the end-user equipment and the gateway ground station.
• Ground-based beam forming (GBBF) equipment that is located at the gateway ground station.
• A land-based transmitting/receiving station which connects to ICO's network through high-speed interconnection links and provides the interface between the satellite and the network.
• A core switching/routing segment, consisting of equipment used to route voice, video, and data traffic between the ICO network and public data, telephone, Internet and mobile networks.
• A land-based network (ATC) that, when combined with ICO satellite coverage, will provide ubiquitous national coverage to end users.
• End-user equipment capable of supporting both satellite-only and dual-mode (satellite/terrestrial) services.

The FCC has assigned 20 MHz of 2 GHz MSS spectrum to ICO, with geographic coverage of all 50 states in the United States, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.