Inmarsat announced that its Wideband Streaming L-band (WiSL) service is the winner of the “Top Government Mobility Satcom Innovation” category in the Mobile Satellite Users Association’s (MSUA) 2017 Mobility Innovation Awards. This is the second consecutive year that Inmarsat has won this award, which recognizes the industry’s leading mobility companies at the annual Satellite Conference held in Washington, D.C. Inmarsat’s Global Xpress service won the award in 2016. To respond to … [Read more...] about Inmarsat L-band service wins Mobility Innovation Award
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Inmarsat signs agreement with Radio Holland
Inmarsat has signed a service and installation agreement with Radio Holland to support strong customer demand for rapid migration from Ku-based XpressLink to Fleet Xpress services. Radio Holland is a specialist in installing and maintaining maritime communications, navigation and automation systems along the global shipping routes. The non-exclusive agreement augments Inmarsat’s existing service partner and VAR arrangements, reflecting a specific need to draw on the extensive Radio Holland … [Read more...] about Inmarsat signs agreement with Radio Holland
Inmarsat partners VT iDirect
Inmarsat has announced a significant advance in the on-going development of its Global Xpress (GX) high-speed, global, mobile broadband platform. In conjunction with VT iDirect, Inmarsat’s strategic technology partner for the GX platform, over-the-air tests of iDirect’s next-generation DVB-S2X technology achieved a forward channel throughput rate of 330 Mbps over a live Inmarsat GX satellite in orbit. The successful tests were conducted in January 2017 and leveraged iDirect’s next-generation … [Read more...] about Inmarsat partners VT iDirect
Inmarsat to partner with Geoscience Australia
Inmarsat has signed an agreement with Geoscience Australia, an agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, to support a collaborative research project aimed at achieving enhanced positioning accuracy and integrity by augmenting signals from multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) over the Australian continent. The research project, which is scheduled to run for two years, will see Inmarsat deploying the transponder on-board its L-band Asia Pacific (APAC) Region satellite, … [Read more...] about Inmarsat to partner with Geoscience Australia
Inmarsat announces key milestone
Inmarsat has announced a key infrastructure milestone for its European Aviation Network (EAN), following the successful test and validation of the EAN Satellite Access Station (SAS). As the first solution in the world to integrate connectivity from a satellite, operated by Inmarsat, and a LTE-based ground network, operated by Deutsche Telekom, EAN will provide a true in-flight broadband experience for millions of airlines passengers travelling throughout Europe. The SAS is located in the … [Read more...] about Inmarsat announces key milestone
Inmarsat selected as partner
Alicante, Spain –Inmarsat will return as the Volvo Ocean Race’s official Global Satellite Communications Partner. The ongoing partnership advances the possibilities of onboard satellite communications and powers the Race’s digital content delivery from the oceans while supplying crucial safety and tracking services. Inmarsat’s fleet of satellites, some 36,000km out in space, deliver the Race communications technology. Inmarsat FleetBroadband provides an ‘always-on’ connection for teams … [Read more...] about Inmarsat selected as partner
