Orbit Communication Systems and Inmarsat Government announced a long-term agreement to offer end-users a new modular, multi-role aviation terminal, optimized for use over Inmarsat's Global Xpress (GX) network. The new terminal will operate over Inmarsat's GX constellation, a globally available, high-throughput wideband network. It aims to deliver Inmarsat's 'Satcom as a Service,' featuring commercial Ka-band and…

Inmarsat is set to approve satellite communication rates for a new waveform, developed by Cobham last year, that promises to bolster significantly beyond-line-of-sight communications for helicopters in the air. Spinning rotors can drastically disrupt satcom signals, a signal degradation known as "rotor shadow" that leads to up to 40 percent packet loss for satcom data,…

AerSale, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, revealed that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) have approved the company’s AerTrak Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out system on Boeing 757-200 series aircraft. Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved AerTrak for Boeing 737 NG series aircraft…

Cobham Aerospace Communications and Inmarsat launched the SB-Helo X-Stream helicopter satcom solution for Cobham Aviator SP systems. The new system aims to improve communications through rotor blades by reducing packet loss by up to 40 percent. After extensive testing, Inmarsat and Cobham have developed a protocol in network Quality of Service (QOS) selection, as an…