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  • Peter Hadinger: Inmarsat Adds L3 Antennas to Satcom Equipment Portfolio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peter Hadinger: Inmarsat Adds L3 Antennas to Satcom Equipment Portfolio

    Inmarsat has certified L-3 Datron Advanced Technologies‘ satellite antenna products for operation on the Global Xpress broadband communications network. The companies also agreed to explore new market opportunities for satellite COTM terminals through the second phase of Inmarsat’s GX terminal development program, Inmarsat said Thursday. Peter Hadinger, Inmarsat president for its U.S. government business unit, […] More

  • Boeing Taps Universal Space Network for Comm Gateway; John Williams Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Taps Universal Space Network for Comm Gateway; John Williams Comments

    Boeing has awarded SSC Group subsidiary Universal Space Network a five-year, $12 million contract to support Boeing’s commercial satellite services unit’s work on the Global Xpress program. USN said Thursday it will design and construct a Mil-Ka gateway and operate and maintain the system for the satellite program. “Our commercial approach allowed flexibility to meet changing requirements while maintaining a focus […] More

  • Telemar SpA to Resell Inmarsat's Global Xpress Service; Bruno Musella Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telemar SpA to Resell Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Service; Bruno Musella Comments

    Telemar SpA will act as a value added reseller of Inmarsat‘s mobile broadband satellite network to government customers in Europe. Inmarsat appointed Telemar as a Global Xpress value added reseller for the maritime sector in 2012 and the companies have worked together for more than 30 years, Telemar said Tuesday. Bruno Musella, Telemar CEO, said his company also will […] More

  • Boeing Picks ETL Systems' RF Tech for Inmarsat Satellite Constellation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Picks ETL Systems’ RF Tech for Inmarsat Satellite Constellation

    ETL Systems will provide its radio frequency signal distribution technology for three satellites in Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress constellation. Boeing selected ETL to supply the technology for the satellite, one of which Boeing built with 89 beams and six spot beams, ETL said Thursday. ETL’s Alto line amplifiers and RF splitters/combiners are intended for GX’s ground segment, which work to distribute RF […] More

  • Gilat to Build Terminals for Inmarsat Global Xpress Network; Rupert Pearce Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gilat to Build Terminals for Inmarsat Global Xpress Network; Rupert Pearce Comments

    Gilat Satellite Networks will develop a portfolio of ground-based terminals and related services for enterprise customers of an Inmarsat global mobile satellite communications service. Inmarsat selected Gilat to build very small aperture terminals and network management services for the Global Xpress satellite value-added reseller program, Gilat said Wednesday. The partnership aims to drive adoption of the GX […] More

  • Andy Start: NSSLGlobal Joins Inmarsat SATCOM Net's Reseller Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andy Start: NSSLGlobal Joins Inmarsat SATCOM Net’s Reseller Network

    NSSLGlobal a has agreed to work as value-added reseller of Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress satellite constellation for military and government customers in the European market, extending the companies’ existing GX VAR partnership for maritime services. Inmarsat said Tuesday it intends for NSSLGlobal to help address bandwidth, mobility, coverage and service availability needs for European government customers. “We are very pleased […] More

  • Rupert Pearce: Boeing Finishes Platform, Payload Tests on Inmarsat-5 Satellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rupert Pearce: Boeing Finishes Platform, Payload Tests on Inmarsat-5 Satellites

    Boeing has completed on-orbit testing ofand delivered the first of four contracted Inmarsat-5 satellites for Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress mobile broadband network, with the remaining three scheduled for launch between late 2014 and 2016. “The testing of the Boeing built platform and payload has been completed and shown to meet all the specifications,” Rupert Pearce, CEO of Inmarsat, said […] More

  • Ronald Spithout: Inmarsat Adds IEC Telecom As Global Satcom Offering Reseller - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ronald Spithout: Inmarsat Adds IEC Telecom As Global Satcom Offering Reseller

    IEC Telecom Group will serve as a value-added reseller of Inmarsat‘s broadband satellite communications service in the media, energy and non-governmental markets. IEC Telecom will market the Inmarsat Global Xpress offering to customers in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Inmarsat said Tuesday. Ronald Spithout, Inmarsat Enterprise president, said IEC Telecom offers a […] More

  • Inmarsat Adds ESL Group to Global Xpress Reseller Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Adds ESL Group to Global Xpress Reseller Network

    Inmarsat has designated the ESL Group as a value added reseller of the Global Xpress Ka-band mobile broadband satellite network to the government market in Europe. The agreement is intended to build on the companies’ nearly two-decade long partnership and a period where ESL was an Inmarsat Platinum Service Provider, Inmarsat announced Monday. ESL works […] More

  • Inmarsat to Utilize Northrop's Spectrum Monitoring Tool; Peter Hadinger Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat to Utilize Northrop’s Spectrum Monitoring Tool; Peter Hadinger Comments

    Inmarsat will work with Northrop Grumman to monitor the satellite services provider’s mobile commercial satellite wideband network, detect signal interference and address other problems for the service’s government users and network operators. Northrop’s Spectrum Interference and Monitoring System has graphical reporting tools and a user interface designed to perform situational awareness and problem resolution work […] More