Revenue and EBITDA growth London, Inmarsat plc (“Inmarsat”, the “Group”), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, provided the following unaudited information for the half year and second quarter ended 30 June 2017. Rupert Pearce, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “With our on-going focus on operational execution, Inmarsat has continued to move forward in 2017, building on a strong performance towards the end of last year, despite on-going challenging … [Read more...] about Inmarsat Plc reports Interim Results 2017
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Third Global Xpress (GX) satellite launched
Inmarsat has confirmed the successful launch of its third satellite in the transformational Global Xpress (GX) constellation. Inmarsat-5 F3 (I-5 F3), which was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12.44pm (BST), entered orbit this morning at 04.15 am (BST) following a 15 hour and 31 minute mission. Over the coming weeks, the Inmarsat Operations Team will raise I-5 F3 to its final orbit, deploy its solar arrays and reflectors, and undertake payload testing. At the end of … [Read more...] about Third Global Xpress (GX) satellite launched
Satellite communications initiative to transform lives
A project that will revolutionise e-commerce and maternity services in remote communities across Nigeria and Kenya through the delivery of reliable, space-based internet connectivity services has completed its installation stage and is ready to be rolled out. Titled Digital Frontiers, the initiative forms part of the UK Space Agency’s £32 million, two-year International Partnership Space Programme, in which Inmarsat, the provider of global mobile satellite communication services, is … [Read more...] about Satellite communications initiative to transform lives
Inmarsat’s 2nd Global Xpress
Inmarsat will complete another significant milestone in the delivery of its transformational Global Xpress (GX) service with the scheduled launch of Inmarsat-5 F2 (I-5 F2) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Sunday, 1 February. Inmarsat is investing US$1.6billion in the delivery of Global Xpress, which will create the world’s first globally available, high-speed mobile broadband service, delivered through a single network operator. Inmarsat’s 5th generation … [Read more...] about Inmarsat’s 2nd Global Xpress
Inmarsat completes construction of the Global Xpress
Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L), the provider of global mobile satellite communications services, announced that it has completed construction of the final four satellite access stations (SAS) for its Global Xpress (GX) fleet. This represents a significant milestone in the rollout of GX, the world's first, global high-speed broadband Ka-band network, which is scheduled for global commercial service introduction early in the second half of 2015. GX will deliver high-throughput broadband connectivity on … [Read more...] about Inmarsat completes construction of the Global Xpress
