Inmarsat has stood at the forefront of the mobile satellite services industry for nearly 30 years. Inmarsat are internationally recognized as pioneers in their field and continue to introduce new technologies that redefine the standard for the industry.
The Inmarsat name is synonymous with reliable, secure, global mobile satellite communications. Inmarsat offer a complete portfolio of mobile voice and data services to almost anywhere on the planet, whether on land, at sea or in the air.
Customers include major corporations from the maritime, media, oil and gas, construction and aeronautical industries, as well as governments and aid agencies. What all these customers have in common is the need for dependable mobile communications in places where the local network is unreliable or simply does not exist. They rely on Inmarsat to provide mission-critical mobile connectivity and Inmarsat’s services are a trusted and integral part of their global operations.
The successful launch of Inmarsat’s latest generation of satellites – the Inmarsat-4s – with their significantly enhanced power and capacity, laid the foundations for the evolution of Inmarsat’s services.
Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network service – BGAN – offers global voice and high-speed data connectivity to land-based customers, through terminals which are about the size of a laptop. FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband deliver this capability to our maritime and aeronautical customers.
Inmarsat were founded in 1979 to ensure that ships could stay in constant touch by telephone. In 1999, Inmarsat became the first intergovernmental organization to transform into a private company and, in 2005, were floated on the London Stock Exchange.
