19 Facts About Inmarsat

Inmarsat is a British satellite telecommunications company, offering global mobile services.

Inmarsat's network provides communications services to a range of governments, aid agencies, media outlets and businesses with a need to communicate in remote regions or where there is no reliable terrestrial network.

Inmarsat was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Connect Bidco, a consortium consisting of Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus, the CPP Investment Board and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, in December 2019.

Inmarsat was the first international satellite organization that was privatized.

Inmarsat was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in that year.

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Inmarsat won the 2010 MacRobert Award for its Broadband Global Area Network service.

In 2017, Inmarsat launched its first S-band satellite, intended to provide inflight internet access across Europe.

In March 2018, Inmarsat partnered with Isotropic Systems to develop a state-of-the-art, all electronic scanning antenna intended to be used with the Global Xpress network.

On 20 September 2018, Inmarsat announced its strategic collaboration with Panasonic Avionics Corporation for an initial ten-year period, to provide in-flight broadband for commercial airlines.

Inmarsat will be the exclusive provider of Panasonic for connectivity using the Ka-band satellite signal.

In November 2019, Inmarsat rejected an eleventh-hour effort to derail the US$6 billion sale, in which it was accused of ignoring a potential boost to the company's value.

Oaktree argued that the recommended offer for Inmarsat failed to take account of the potential value of spectrum assets used by Inmarsat's U S partner Ligado.

Inmarsat delisted from London Stock Exchange, as the private equity funds took control of the company, on 5 December 2019; at the time, Inmarsat was operating 14 geostationary communications satellites.

Viasat has promised to honour a pledge made by the previous owners, when it was taken private in 2019, that Inmarsat would remain a UK-based company, and for other planned investments.

Price of a call via Inmarsat has now dropped to a level where they are comparable to, and in many cases lower than, international roaming costs, or hotel phone calls.

Inmarsat has developed a series of networks providing certain sets of services .

Inmarsat ordered a fifth Global Xpress satellite from Thales Group.

Inmarsat is working in partnership with Space Norway HEOSAT in the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission.

Inmarsat is participating in two ESA ARTES programs, IRIS and ICE:.