Inmarsat and Addvalue have established a real-time link between satellites in high and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), the companies announced Monday. This new system consists of an Addvalue on-board terminal and the Inmarsat data relay service. The companies have been working to offer this communications service since 2017.  The new Inter-satellite Data Relay System (IDRS) service…

SKYTRAC Systems is partnering with Scandinavian Avionics (the headquarters of The SA Group), the company revealed last Monday. The partnership's goal is to increase market share for Skytrac's broadband and midband satcom terminals. The new terminals aim to provide operators with increased capabilities and bandwidth up to 704 kbps. Scandinavian Avionics provides turn-key avionics solutions…

Viasat revealed Tuesday that its phased array flat panel antenna, which was selected by SES for the O3b mPower satcom system in 2018, has entered the Test Readiness Review (TRR) stage. TRR is the final stage of testing to verify compliance with the antenna's performance requirements. Viasat expects the first phased array prototype to be…

Speedcast is selling its Inmarsat maritime reseller business to Inmarsat for $13.6 million, the companies announced Monday. This includes Fleet Xpress, FleetBroadband, and FleetOne, all Inmarsat managed services that Speedcast was reselling to customers in the commercial maritime business segment. This agreement covers both Speedcast’s L-band maritime contracts which use Inmarsat connectivity, and the full Inmarsat…