Global communications company Viasat has completed its acquisition of Inmarsat, a British mobile satellite communications specialist. Viasat says the combined company ‘enhances our scale and scope to continue to drive growth in the increasingly dynamic and competitive satellite communications industry.’ “We are thrilled to welcome Inmarsat’s employees, customers, shareholders and partners into the Viasat ecosystem,” […]
Starlink Maritime has been deployed on what it terms ‘the world’s most Instagrammed superyacht’, MY Loon, according to Teslarati. “We have one superyacht, a $30 million, 180-foot superyacht. We upgraded to Starlink the day it became available for the maritime setup,” Paul Clarke told the Tesla, Elon Musk, SpaceX and Starlink focused website. But, although […]
Data usage on commercial maritime vessels has jumped more than threefold since 2019, according to new communications analysis from Inmarsat that underlines the shipping industry’s reliance on digital connectivity to enhance operating efficiency and safeguard crew welfare. The internal study undertaken by global, mobile satellite communications service company Inmarsat, reveals that maritime demand has continued […]
British satellite telecommunications company, Inmarsat has installed a hybrid continuous connectivity system using virtualised networks for Sea-Kit International uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Maxlimer. The installation allows the autonomous vessel to switch between Fleet LTE, Global Xpress (GX) and FleetBroadband satellite services when out of range, said to help it to remain connected to the best available network at all […]
Intellian has received type approval for its new FB250 and Fleet One L-band terminals for use on Inmarsat’s Elera network. The FB250 is a multi-functional terminal, either acting as a stand-alone primary communications terminal or combining with Intellian’s GX60NX and GX100NX to create a Fleet Xpress (FX) solution. The Fleet One terminal provides an easy-to-install, […]
Mobile satellite communications specialist, Inmarsat has announced that Ben Palmer OBE will be joining the company as president of its Maritime Business Unit. Most recently head of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems division across Europe, Palmer will bring 25 years’ experience of driving transformational change in technology-heavy industries, including maritime, with a strong customer-centric focus and […]
Inmarsat has released Elera, a narrowband network aimed at offering faster speeds and smaller low-cost terminals for its air, land and sea customers and accelerating new advances in the Internet of Things (IoT). Inmarsat says the new spectrum management capabilities (known as Carrier Aggregation) being incorporated into the Elera network will deliver the fastest speeds […]
Inmarsat has unveiled plans for its new communications network, ORCHESTRA. Inmarsat ORCHESTRA aims to bring together existing geosynchronous (GEO) satellites with low earth orbit satellites (LEO) and terrestrial 5G into an integrated, high-performance solution. Whether for a ship in port, an aircraft preparing to land, or a defence force deployed in a remote location, ORCHESTRA […]
Inmarsat Maritime Ventures, a subsidiary of Inmarsat, a specialist in global, mobile satellite communications, has signed an agreement with SRH Connect (SRH) for SRH to acquire Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband customer base in Greece and Cyprus. The agreement will see the Greece-based company acquire FleetBroadband contracts purchased by Inmarsat from Speedcast earlier this year. SRH already provides […]
Mobile satellite communications specialist Inmarsat has released a new, free of charge report outlining how to meet the cyber security responsibilities expected of superyacht owners, managers and captains under the new International Maritime Organization (IMO) obligations. The obligations enter into force next year. Published by the Inmarsat Research Programme, Cyber Security requirements for IMO 2021 offers unique insights into Inmarsat’s cyber security experience […]