After numerous delays, Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) service has finally been fully established after the third satellite, F-3, was successfully launched into orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, over the weekend.
Inmarsat , the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has signed an agreement with Globecomm, appointing the specialised managed satellite services provider as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Global Xpress (GX)...
Inmarsat suffered another launch delay over the weekend, leading to delays in the $1.6bn introduction of its Global Xpress (GX) broadband service.
Inmarsat [B2-D21] has unveiled its on-demand onboard entertainment system, Fleet Media, in Asia.
Inmarsat has confirmed 1 February as the launch date for its second Inmarsat-5 satellite, which will bring Global Xpress (GX) connectivity to the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean.
Inmarsat is promoting its Global Xpress (GX) service as the next big thing in satcoms that will see satellite communications in shipping are about to take off in a big way.
This week yielded good news for the US satcoms provider Iridium, which has recently been in a bid to launch its own version of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). Currently Inmarsat is the sole provder of GMDSS.
Inmarsat plans to launch a new safety service on its i4 satellite network, as an upgrade to its i3-based C-band network, which has been online for 25 years.
Airbus Defence & Space, formerly Astrium Services, launched a new satellite communications package, AuroraGlobal, which the company is calling a “network of networks”.