Stratos Global Corporation was a Canada-based telecommunications company founded in 1985, mainly serving maritime, government and oil and gas markets around the world.
It caters to government agencies, military forces, NGOs, first responders, and diverse markets such as aeronautical, energy and natural resources, media, maritime, construction/engineering, and recreational users.
[1] Its corporate headquarters were located in Bethesda, Maryland and had a registered office in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
[7][8] In October 2017 it was reported in the news media that all versions of AmosConnect 8[6] suffered from a severe security vulnerability and had an intentional backdoor that could potentially expose a ship's data whilst at sea.
In 2000, Stratos acquired Shell Offshore Services, Seven Seas Communications, and Rig Telephones Inc (Datacomm).