Inmarsat has selected Airbus' defense and space business to develop three next-generation satellites for its Global Xpress satellite network. Inmarsat said Thursday the production of GX7, GX8 and GX9 satellites is part of the company's move to expand its mobile broadband coverage worldwide, improve ability to incorporate future technology platforms and provide agility in space deployment.
Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce has said the company has launched a new program that aims to develop new spacecraft to build up its fleets of Ka– and L-band satellites in an effort to meet demand, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Pearce said Wednesday at an earnings call that the GX Flex program, which is now in the […] More
The fourth Boeing-built broadband communications satellite launched into space Monday to join Inmarsat's Global Xpress satellite communications network. The Inmarsat-5 F4 satellite took off aboard a SpaceX-made Falcon 9 rocket at 7:21 p.m. Eastern time from a launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and transmitted telemetry data to a ground station in Perth, Western […] More
Marlink will integrate Inmarsat's Fleet Xpress maritime communications service with the former company's portfolio of service offerings under a strategic alliance between the two companies. Inmarsat said Friday Marlink aims to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to at least 2,000 ships over five years through Fleet Xpress that Inmarsat unveiled in March. Fleet Xpress works to provide maritime broadband service […] More
Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce leads four other panel members from the company who will each participate in a separate talks throughout the four-day Satellite 2016 conference and exhibition this week in Maryland. The company will highlight latest tech and services such as the Global Xpress worldwide constellation that was completed in December designed to provide global […] More
Inmarsat has opened a new regional office in Singapore as the company aims to help address a growing demand for mobile satellite communication services in the Asia Pacific market. The 19,500-square-foot office is located at Toa Payoh and includes a solutions laboratory, demonstration and training rooms, knowledge and support centers and a production facility, Inmarsat said Wednesday. “With […] More
Airbus' defense and space business has won a potential $600 million contract from Inmarsat to construct the first two communications satellites for integration with the Inmarsat-6 satellite constellation. The two I-6 satellites will work to provide Ka- and L-band mobile communications services to Inmarsat clients, Inmarsat said Wednesday. Airbus is scheduled to hand over the […] More
A new Boeing-made satellite lifted off Friday from Kazakhstan onboard an International Launch Services-built Proton Breeze M space vehicle to become part of Inmarsat's Global Xpress satellite communications network. Rupert Pearce, CEO of Inmarsat, said Thursday the new GX satellite joins a constaellation that works to help customers quickly introduce new applications and offer remote mobile broadband services to […] More
Inmarsat will launch the third satellite of its Global Xpress satellite communications constellation at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur Cosmodrome on Aug. 28. International Launch Services will use a Proton launch vehicle to roll out the Boeing-built Inmarsat-5 F3 satellite, Inmarsat said Monday. The I-5 F3 satellite is designed to provide mobile broadband services across the Pacific Ocean region. […] More
Inmarsat is scheduled to launch a new satellite by the end of August, MarketWatch reported Thursday. CEO Rupert Pearce said the company's latest network will then kick off commercial operation by the end of 2015, according to the report. “A successful launch of I-5 F3 in late August will enable us to introduce global GX commercial […] More
