Inmarsat
Inmarsat rejects second EchoStar merger proposal
U.S. fleet operator EchoStar on July 6 abandoned a $4.25 billion effort to buy Inmarsat after the British satellite operator rejected EchoStar’s second merger offer in less than a month.
Eutelsat says it’s weighing a bid for Inmarsat
Eutelsat's disclosure comes less than three weeks after London-based Inmarsat rejects an unsolicited acquisition offer from EchoStar.
Inmarsat rejects EchoStar takeover proposal
British satellite operator Inmarsat rejected an acquisition offer from EchoStar Corp. of Englewood, Colorado, curbing hopes that consolidation could reduce an oversupply of satellite capacity.
Arabsat Falcon Heavy mission slated for December-January timeframe
SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy launch with a commercial satellite is scheduled to occur around the end of the year, according to customer Arabsat.
Iridium breaks Inmarsat monopoly on maritime safety communications
The UN certified Iridium Communications to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) services, ending Inmarsat’s monopoly on the internationally required service for ships, Iridium said May 21.
Eutelsat takes French telecom regulator to court over Inmarsat’s EAN license
Continuing its country-by-country fight against Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network, French satellite fleet operator Eutelsat is returning to its home country regulator to challenge Inmarsat’s recently granted authorization.
Belgian court punches hole in Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network
A Belgian court reversed approval for Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network in the country after fleet operator Viasat challenged the legality of its authorization.
Inmarsat, Deutsche Telekom complete European Aviation Network
British satellite operator Inmarsat and mobile network operator Deutsche Telekom have finished building the ground infrastructure for the hybrid satellite and cellular European Aviation Network (EAN).
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Orbcomm says remaining OG2 satellites are stable, inthinc acquisition boosting revenue
A communications glitch affecting three of Orbcomm’s second-generation satellites does not appear to afflict the other dozen spacecraft in the recently deployed constellation.
Inmarsat taps Arianespace for fifth Global Xpress launch
British satellite operator Inmarsat will launch its next Global Xpress satellite on an Ariane 5 rocket from Arianespace, the companies announced today.
Inmarsat picks MHI’s H2-A to launch its first sixth-gen satellite
Global satellite fleet operator Inmarsat said Sept. 12 that it has chosen Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to launch Inmarsat-6 F1 in 2020 aboard an H-2A rocket.
Intelsat’s Spengler joins UN broadband initiative
The United Nations Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has selected Intelsat’s Chief Executive Stephen Spengler as a commissioner, the company announced today.
RigNet, Inmarsat disputing cancelled $65 million Global Xpress contract
RigNet, a supplier of telecommunications services to the oil and gas industry, has pulled out of a $65 million capacity lease on Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite constellation, triggering a legal dispute between the two companies.
Inmarsat says business largely immune to current capacity oversupply
British satellite operator Inmarsat says the mobility markets where it does the most business are largely unaffected by today’s oversupply of capacity, and in some cases might need even more.
Gogo sparks war of words with Inmarsat, ViaSat over lease versus owner model
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo is causing sparks to fly over its claim that leasing capacity is superior to owning satellites and that proponents of pure satellite ownership are only promoting ownership models to protect their business.
