Inmarsat has opened its new Singapore office, the largest of its facilities in the Asia-Pacific region. The new office sees the company’s regional hub providing a new solutions lab, demonstration capabilities, training rooms, a knowledge centre and support centre, in addition to enhanced production and storage facilities.

Coinciding with the opening of the new office, Inmarsat announced that it has signed an agreement with local partner SingTel for the provision of Inmarsat’s L-TAC services, enabling SingTel to provide beyond line of sight (BLOS) mobile communications to a broad range of government users in the Asia Pacific region. The contract will enhance Inmarsat and SingTel’s relationship in the government sector.

The opening ceremony was attended by Inmarsat’s CEO, Rupert Pearce, Mr Beh Kain Teik, Executive Director, Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn), Singapore Economic Development Board along with many Inmarsat partners and customers.