Inmarsat
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The US Marine Corps has awarded a contract to provide end-to-end satellite communications to Viasat, the company that is in the process of merging with Inmarsat. -
Geostationary satellite companies used to be the innovators. Now the fresh thoughts are coming from low-orbit companies and the older generation needs a new role, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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North American carrier Granite Telecommunications is to offer satellite-based internet services to enterprises, using Viasat.
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Viasat and Inmarsat will work with the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to demonstrate how the planned combination of the companies will benefit customers.
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Satellite companies Inmarsat and Viasat, which are hoping to merge next year, have criticised the UK’s competition regulator for saying that the union will put up prices for airline passengers.
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The UK government has approved the proposed US$7.3bn merger of London-based Inmarsat with California-based Viasat, first proposed in November 2021.
Forthcoming events
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Inmarsat’s latest giant satellite has arrived at geostationary orbit, following its launch on 22 December, more than 200 days ago.
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Inmarsat confirms the launch of L-MAX, a new satellite-based, high data-rate ELERA leasing solution for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance.
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Elera – the satellite network from Inmarsat will deliver speeds six times faster than its existing business aviation solutions over its L-band network.
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Satellite company OneWeb has appointed Stephen Beynon, formerly of Eir in Ireland, as its chief commercial officer.
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Inmarsat is set to provide satellite connectivity for the 2022 OceanGate Titanic Expedition.
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Airbus has put Inmarsat’s latest geostationary satellite into thermal vacuum testing, in preparation for launch in early 2023.
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Inmarsat turned a loss in 2020 of US$182.9 million into a profit for 2021 of $17.7 million.
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Viasat and Inmarsat have agreed to combine to increase R&D spend in the UK space sector.
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Satellite industry sources are suggesting that Viasat’s problems across Europe are the result of electronic warfare by Russia.
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Inmarsat is donating satellite airtime worth US$1.2 million to the ITU's Partner2Connect Coalition (P2C).
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Inmarsat, the company that is the subject of a US$7.3 billion takeover deal by Viasat, has started a 200-day process to put its latest satellite into service.
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Inmarsat says it has successfully activated a trial payload for its planned 5G satellite project, Orchestra.
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