Inmarsat
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Inmarsat has announced FreeWave Technologies, an Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, as a distribution partner for its L-band satellite IoT services.
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Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat has received unconditional clearance from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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Inmarsat has welcomed Gatehouse Satcom, an embedded software specialist offering network emulation solutions for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as the latest company to join its Velaris Partner Network.
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MediaTek and Inmarsat have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their partnership to include two-way satellite services.
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Inmarsat’s I-6 satellite has connected to new ground stations in Perth and Merredin, Western Australia.
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Inmarsat and Viasat have overcome the latest hurdle in their fight through international regulators to approve their US$7.3 billion merger.
Forthcoming events
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SpaceX has successfully launched Inmarsat’s I-6 F2 satellite, the second to join the company’s planned Orchestra service.
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A decision from EU antitrust regulators on the US$7.3 billion merger between Viasat and Inmarsat is expected today.
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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.
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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.
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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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RBC Signals, a provider of satellite data communications, has signed a strategic agreement with Inmarsat, a provider global mobile satellite communications.
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Low Earth orbit satellites are taking over and will become an integral part of the world’s telecoms infrastructure, with 50,000 of them by the end of the decade, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Research by Inmarsat has found that despite the accelerating speed of Internet of Things (IoT) adoption during the Covid-19 pandemic, poor or unreliable connectivity is a key barrier.
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Peter Hadinger, chief technology officer at Inmarsat, discusses the future of satellite connectivity and the need for dynamic networks
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US satellite company Viasat is to buy its UK-based rival Inmarsat for US$7.3 billion, the companies announced this morning.
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London-based satellite operator Inmarsat has recruited Philippe Carette to lead its aviation business unit.
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Investment in the Internet of Things (IoT) is set to overtake cloud computing, next-generation security, big data analytics and other digital transformation technologies in the near future, research from Inmarsat has revealed.
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Inmarsat has formed what it calls a strategic relationship with tiny satellite company Hiber to develop internet-of-things (IoT) services.
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British satellite operator Inmarsat is launching a "major upgrade" to its L-band services, which it said would offer faster speeds, and bring new opportunities in industrial IoT and maritime services.
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Satellite company Inmarsat has announced plans for a combined terrestrial and in-orbit 5G network aimed at high-density users and the maritime market.
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Nokia got it wrong with its first attempt to develop 5G equipment, but now thinks it’s turned itself around, the company has admitted.
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Skylo and Inmarsat are rolling out the world’s first commercial narrowband IoT solution over satellite.
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Inmarsat has launched an Application and Solution Provider (ASP) Programme it said will allow it to accelerate the roll out of satellite enabled IoT.
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Rajeev Suri, the new CEO of Inmarsat, has appointed Barry French as the satellite company’s chief marketing and communications officer.
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Former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri is to succeed Rupert Pearce at Inmarsat, effective 1 March.
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Inmarsat has partnered with CPN Satellite Services and MinFarm Tech to launch the MF 400 IoT Satellite Bridge using Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) service.