Viasat to close Inmarsat acquisition in coming days
Viasat proposed acquisition of rival Inmarsat will close imminently, the companies having received the green light from the European Commission.
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Inmarsat targets eVTOL market with Supernal partnership
Satellite provider Inmarsat wants to capitalise on the growing demand for commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services.
Viasat launches 1tbps broadband satellite into orbit
Satellite comms firm Viasat has successfully hurled ViaSat-3 Americas into orbit, the first of three satellites designed to offer high speed global broadband coverage.
Inmarsat and MediaTek explore commercial direct-to-satellite solutions
Satellite operator Inmarsat is ramping up efforts to capitalise on the direct-to-device (D2D) comms hype.
CMA gives provisional nod to Viasat-Inmarsat deal
The UK’s competition watchdog thinks Viasat’s $7.3 billion acquisition of Inmarsat won’t harm competition in the satellite sector after all.
EU probes in-flight connectivity impact of Viasat Inmarsat acquisition
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat, fearing it might harm competition in the in-flight connectivity market.
Widespread distrust of corporate ESG reporting revealed
A new industry survey has found that most business leaders in major industries doubt their peers’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting.
UK watchdog probes Viasat acquisition of Inmarsat
Regulatory hurdles are piling up in front of satellite operator Viasat as it looks to gobble up rival Inmarsat.
OneWeb gets satellite landing rights in Brazil
Brazil’s telecoms regulator has granted a satellite landing rights license for low earth orbit satellite firm OneWeb, as the government sets its sights on improving connectivity in the country.
DT, Inmarsat and Tampnet use oil rigs to improve inflight connectivity
The European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight broadband solution uses terrestrial base stations, of which there are few in the middle of the sea.
Inmarsat tunes up Orchestra to tackle network congestion
UK-based satellite firm Inmarsat has completed trials of the terrestrial element of its Orchestra network, the portion designed to ease congestion in busy shipping ports.
Inmarsat celebrates moving into the LEO space
UK geosynchronous satellite player Inmarsat isn’t about to let the likes of Elon Musk steal its thunder and has announced the activation of its first low earth orbit satellite.
Viasat boldly goes and splashes $7.3bn on Inmarsat
Two of the oldest names in satellite connectivity are coming together to create a behemoth that can go toe-to-toe with the growing number of upstarts aiming for the stars.
Inmarsat backs up IoT push with commercial study
Businesses worldwide will allocate the biggest slice of their IT budget to Internet of Things (IoT) services in the next few years, according to new research published by Inmarsat.
Eurobites: MegaFon extends VoLTE services across Russia
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Inmarsat accelerates the L-band; Finnfund boosts connectivity in Africa; it’s time we took a ‘woliday’.
Inmarsat orchestrates new hybrid network
Satellite operator to invest $100m in at least 150 LEO satellites to create a multi-orbit constellation combined with a terrestrial 5G network.
Suri’s career goes stratospheric as he becomes Inmarsat CEO
Inmarsat has named former Nokia boss Rajeev Suri as its new chief executive, effective at the start of next month.
Satellite broadband firms make headlines as 2021 launches loom
Satellite broadband services took a step forward in recent days with Germany handing over frequencies to SpaceX and rival player OneWeb launching three dozen new satellites.
MediaTek and Inmarsat create ‘first’ NB-IoT satellite connection
Taiwanese chip-maker MediaTek has claimed a world first by connecting an NB-IoT device with an Inmarsat satellite 35,000 kilometres above the earth.
$3.4 billion Inmarsat acquisition hype turns out to be true
British satellite communications company Inmarsat has been the centre of numerous acquisition stories in recent years, and this one is actually progressing.
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