COMSAT has received a contract to provide Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite communication services to Defense Department personnel in Africa. COMSAT runs a Multiprotocol Label Switching network that uses Global Xpress to support Non-classified Internet Protocol Router/Secret Internet Protocol Router services, Inmarsat said Monday. Inmarsat partners with COMSAT and other value-added resellers to deliver Global Xpress as a […] More

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, has said the federal government should advance partnership with the commercial satellite communications industry to help the Defense Department ensure resilience in space and gain access to secure satcom worldwide. Cowen-Hirsch told MilsatMagazine in an interview she believes such a partnership can facilitate the integration of satcom advancements […] More

Inmarsat has received a Mobility Satellite Innovation Award from the Mobile Satellite Users Association for the company’s L-band service meant to support airborne, maritime and expeditionary missions. MSUA presented the 2017 Top Government Mobility Satcom Innovation award to Inmarsat in recognition of its Wideband Streaming L-band service at the Satellite Conference held in Washington, the company said Tuesday. Steve Gizinski, vice president of special programs at Inmarsat’s […] More

Inmarsat has integrated EM Solutions-designed Cobra-class satellite communications terminals onto eight vessels of Australia’s department of immigration and border force in an effort to help boost the country’s communications capacity in inhospitable maritime environments. Inmarsat said Monday the satcom terminals will offer an option for users to augment capacities on government-owned satellites with commercial satellites such as the Global Xpress. EM Solutions […] More

Inmarsat has secured grant funds from the U.K.’s space agency to develop satellite application programs that will help to address disaster relief, healthcare and sustainable fishing challenges in three emerging markets. The company said Wednesday that it applied lessons learned from UKSA International Partnership Space Program projects to identify opportunities for potential use of satellites to help […] More

Australia’s geoscience research agency has teamed up with Lockheed Martin, Inmarsat and GMV to demonstrate how signals from multiple constellations of Global Navigation Satellite Systems can help build up positioning, navigation and timing for various applications. Geoscience Australia and the three companies will demonstrate over a two-year period a new Satellite-Based Augmentation System testbed for applications […] More

Inmarsat supports a maritime and offshore industry-led global campaign that aims to protect marine vessels and crewmembers against the threat of cyber attacks. The Be Cyber Aware at Sea effort seeks to address cyber risks that face international shipping, ports and offshore operations through cyber awareness programs in the private sector, Inmarsat said Wednesday. The initiative offers training courses […] More

Inmarsat’s Global Xpress commercial Ka-band network has won the Best Satellite-Based Broadband Communications platform during Government Security News’ 2016 Homeland Security Awards. Peter Hadinger, president of the U.S. government business unit at Inmarsat, said in a statement released Thursday the award from GSN seeks to reflect the company’s partnership with the U.S. government to supplement their […] More

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, has said budget issues with regard to the recapitalization of federal satellite communications platforms and a “fragmented” procurement model are some of the satcom challenges the U.S. government currently faces. “The government should no longer follow a procurement model in which lowest price, rather […] More

Inmarsat‘s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch and Hughes Network Systems’ Rick Lober will participate in a panel discussion at the Satellite Industry Association’s two-day Defense Department Commercial SATCOM Workshop that will kick off Dec. 15 in Virginia. Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat; and Lober, VP and general manager of Hughes’ defense and intelligence systems division; will discuss the […] More

Inmarsat’s global government business unit has designated Aero-Satcom, a joint venture of Eclipse and NSSLGlobal, as a value-added reseller of Ka-band satellite services to government customers. Aero-Satcom will provide aeronautical Global Xpress services to a fleet of head of state aircraft in Europe through an Inmarsat public sector service provider, Aero-Satcom said Tuesday. The company […] More

Inmarsat has added Satcom Direct as a value-added reseller of the former’s Ka-band broadband satellite communications service offering to government customers worldwide. Satcom Direct said Monday that it will highlight the potential advantages of the Global Xpress network for organizations in need of maximum connectivity and mobility at a  Middle East Business Aviation Association-hosted industry exhibition. GX is designed to facilitate wideband connectivity […] More