Inmarsat’s GX Aviation celebrates five years
Saudia's upcoming fleet of 35 Airbus A321neo and Airbus A321XLR aircraft will also offer GX Aviation.
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Saudia's upcoming fleet of 35 Airbus A321neo and Airbus A321XLR aircraft will also offer GX Aviation.
The multi-technology integration is based on the concept of the Orchestra network.
Inmarsat-6 will have a launch mass of 5.5 tons, spacecraft power of 21 kW and a design life of more than 15 years.
The airline expects its first GX Aviation installation in late 2022.
Viasat and Inmarsat expect to realise $1.5bn in synergies from their merger.
Carette replaces Philip Balaam, who is moving into a new strategy role at Inmarsat.
Inmarsat is launching a further seven GX satellites, including its next-generation GX satellites, over the next three years.
Palmer has replaced Ronald Spithout, who has led its Maritime business unit since 2014.
At the end of 2020, Inmarsat had 1.2m satellite IoT subscribers, whereas Iridium and Globalstar had 1.1m and 0.4m subscribers respectively.
Inmarsat has expanded Fleet Xpress agreements with Navmont to extend connectivity, cyber security, maintenance and IoT-based enablement services fleet-wide.
Solstad Offshore has switched to the Inmarsat Fleet LTE to connect seamlessly using three networks.
OneFi brings a host of inflight services together within a single portal interface, providing a commercial opportunity for airlines to attract ancillary revenues.
Velaris will allow a single pilot to remotely operate multiple UAVs at scale, making operations more commercially viable.
The first-of-its-kind network will seamlessly integrate GEO, LEO, and terrestrial 5G into one solution.
Fredrik was head of strategy and mergers and acquisitions at European airline easyJet from 2012 to 2019.
Skylo to connect sensors and machines in remote areas, across oceans, and in dense metropolitan areas.
The new executives will focus on creating a product roadmap and reinforcing Inmarsats position as connectivity provider for the commercial drone market.
Inmarsats Certified Application Provider marketplace now hosts over 40 applications designed for ship owners and operators.
This high-throughput aviation terminal supports military, government and commercial users on the GX mobile wideband service.
The new virtual satellite operations centre will enable the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to control satellite use and monitoring directly.
The agreement will include customer support for Inmarsats Fleet Network Manager portfolio of hardware products.
Inmarsat is seeking a judge's ruling on the potential illegality of the proposed Dutch Government National Frequency Plan.
Using Fleet Connect, Evitalz will deliver a cost-effective healthcare package for improved health and wellbeing on-board and a safer future for the seafarer.
After stepping down as CEO of Nokia in August 2020, Suri has worked in senior advisory roles with private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Apollo Global Management.
The cooperation will explore communications between Fast Pixel Networks Earth Observation-based in LEO and Inmarsats communication satellite network in GEO.
For the first time, a live demonstration of an ESA terminal was performed on an Inmarsat operational GX satellite.
Inmarsat confirms seven more GX satellites and major new ground infrastructure on course to be delivered by 2024.
Established maritime start-ups VesselBot and PortXchange join Certified Application Provider (CAP) programme after innovation potential is singled out in Decarbonising Shipping initiative
The services delivered over GX5 will be backwards compatible with existing GX terminals, future-proofing customer investment in GX technology and services.
ThinKoms low-profile Ka-band phased-array antenna was selected by Inmarsat based on its impressive record of reliability and performance.
The new solution paves the way for satellites in low earth orbits to continuously maintain communications with the ground, receiving and transmitting data on demand and in real-time.
The agreement covers Speedcasts L-band maritime contracts in which Inmarsat serves as the primary connectivity onboard, as well as the full Inmarsat Fleet Xpress portfolio from Speedcast.
The new capability, called the International Virtual Satellite Operators Network, is being supported by ESA as part of its Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S) Strategic Line.
Inmarsat will also distribute Orbcomms portfolio of OGx telematics devices globally through its extensive commercial and government sales channels.
The agreement will enable ship owners collecting data through the Inmarsat Fleet Data service to have access to advanced data analysis, performance evaluation and predictive services.
SatellitePro ME looks at Inmarsat that has consistently pushed forward with new satellite launches and technologies to boost connectivity in industry verticals.
The products are available for purchase at three Virgin Megastores in the UAE, along with pay-as-you-go scratch cards for recharging the phones credit.
The R4 MPHS is a low-profile Ka-band integrated system that can be configured with virtually any type antenna or sensor that meets the size constraints.
The MF 400 IoT Satellite Bridge offers organisations a ready-to-use solution to simplify the connectivity between sensor and application.
The successful test builds the foundation for hybrid satellite and cellular networks to enable new ubiquitous 5G IoT services at a global scale.
The challenge will fund and test an application that improves the safety of deck operations, minimises fatigue on board and improves crew welfare.
Inmarsat has worked closely with ISWAN and other maritime charities to ensure that seafarers stay connected without the burden of additional financial anxiety.
Serco, Inmarsat, CGI UK and Lockheed Martin UK have launched Athena to develop additional UK space capabilities, win new business and boost the British economy.
The solution leverages its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), which aims to offer reliability of up to 99.9% uptime.
The new solution combines BGAN and PRISM PTT+ to keep operations efficient and safe in remote regions.
Distributors Sada Al Ammah and Global Beam Telecom will work closely with Inmarsats maritime, aviation and enterprise businesses to roll-out the services in the region.
Ku- and Ka-band services providers partner to expand service offering for customers thus driving further digitalisation.
Neale Faulkner, Regional VP at Inmarsat Aviation, talks about GX5 satellite launch, emerging consumer trends and the future of inflight connectivity.
The contesting shareholders were objecting to the billion-dollar sale, arguing that the sale price of Inmarsat did not adequately reflect the value of a contract in place with Ligado Networks.
The agreement recognises ABB as a certified application provider to work with Inmarsats Fleet Data which collects information from onboard sensors and uploads it to a cloud-based database.
GX5 is scheduled to enter commercial service in early 2020, with additional seven GX payloads scheduled to launch over the next four years.
Egypts TIBA-1 geostationary satellite was also part of the payload and will be used for Egypts civil and government communications.
Bad weather conditions have delayed the launch for a second time, Arianespace commented on its web site
The aim of Iris is to deploy digital controller-pilot communications to modernise air traffic management across Europe's congested airspace and to relieve existing congested radio frequencies.
The company claims a robust performance in H1 of 2019, supported by a diversified growth portfolio, with revenue growth delivered in a focussed set of core end markets.
Expected to be launched in 2022, the new GX payloads will be fully compatible with current and planned GX network and user terminals.
The satellites GX7, 8 & 9, are optimised for real-time mobility and have beams that direct capacity over high-demand areas.
The IP solution provided by Inmarsat?s SB-S enables the control of air traffic modernisation programmes, such as the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) masterplan and NextGen in the U.S.
In its first income report, Inmarsat reported a drop in its Q1 earnings. Among its various sectors, revenue from the Maritime arm was down 9.5%, while the Government and Aviation ...
The acquisition is expected to become effective during Q4 of 2019, pending relevant competition authority clearances.
