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Inmarsat Selects Satcom Direct as Distributor of GX Aviation

By Steve Schuster | June 11, 2013

Inmarsat, a provider of mobile satellite communications services will partner with Satcom Direct, a provider of satellite voice, fax, datalink and Internet communications solutions, to take its GX Aviation proposition to the business aviation market.

    GX Aviation will serve a variety of sectors ranging from passengers to airline and business jet operators. Global coverage will be provided with various levels of broadband speeds, data rates and bandwidth comparable to speeds on the ground.

    After signing an agreement with Honeywell, the designated business aviation reseller for Inmarsat’s GX Aviation Ka-band connectivity services, Satcom Direct has become a business aviation partner for Inmarsat GX Aviation services and will be a distributor of GX Avionics equipment manufactured by Honeywell. Inmarsat’s GX Aviation Ka-band is scheduled to be commercially available in early 2015.