News

26-01-2012 - Frontline, the world leader in crude oil shipping, has selected Inmarsat XpressLink for more than 100 vessels from its existing fleet and its planned new builds.

03-01-2012 - Inmarsat is reaching out to partners and customers like never before following a reorganisation within the company.

30-11-2011 - A fishing trip could have ended in disaster when a family's boat sank - but fortunately Inmarsat's global satellite handheld phone IsatPhone Pro was part of their safety kit.

07-11-2011 - Video captures a crew's frantic efforts to recover after their 31-metre mast broke in high seas just hours after the start of the Volvo Ocean Race.

27-10-2011 - Australian search and rescue teams are dropping emergency survival packs that contain an IsatPhone Pro handset to vessels in danger.

29-09-2011 - Members of the intergovernmental Arctic Council saw Inmarsat communications in action at the edge of satellite coverage during sea rescue training exercises.

27-09-2011 - Thrane & Thrane has signed an agreement to be a key launch manufacturer for Inmarsat's forthcoming Global Xpress™ service.

21-09-2011 - An Inmarsat-sponsored award which recognises extraordinary courage and seamanship has been presented to two vessels which came to the rescue of a party of students after their sailing ship sank.

15-09-2011 - Inmarsat has been named Global Satellite Operator of the Year by a panel of industry experts at World Satellite Business Week 2011.

18-08-2011 - FleetBroadband was put through its paces by the three Volvo Ocean Race entrants in the Rolex Fastnet Race 2011 - and emerged with flying colours.

04-08-2011 - IsatData Pro, a new low data rate machine-to-machine (M2M) service for managing and communicating with remote assets around the world, was launched on 4 August.

07-06-2011 - Inmarsat has won a major accolade at the Middle East's leading telecoms forum for making an exceptional contribution to the development of satellite services in the region.

03-06-2011 - A new non-SOLAS maritime voice distress service is being launched to enhance safety communication on commercial and leisure vessels.

06-04-2011 - A stranded yacht and its young crew of four were rescued with the aid of the Xtra-Link marine tracking service and a SkyWave IsatM2M data link.

31-03-2011 - Inmarsat has announced the acquisition of Ship Equip International, a leading provider of VSAT maritime communications services to the shipping, offshore oil and gas and fishing markets.

24-03-2011 - Inmarsat and Boeing have successfully completed a key design and engineering milestone in preparation for the delivery of three state-of-the art satellites.

03-03-2011 - Cobham has been selected as the initial maritime satellite terminal launch partner for Inmarsat's forthcoming Global Xpress™ service.

24-02-2011 - IsatPhone Pro has won a maritime innovation award - just eight months after its launch.

22-02-2011 - Inmarsat will launch a new service for sending telemetry data via FleetBroadband later this year.

18-02-2011 - Inmarsat has awarded a new contract to iDirect - a world leader in satellite-based IP communications technology - to provide the ground network infrastructure and core module technology for integration into satellite terminals for its new Global Xpress™ service.

14-02-2011 - Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race - one of the toughest tests of sailing endurance - have again selected Inmarsat to provide communications throughout the round-the-world challenge.

09-02-2011 - A small gizmo called The Hookem is fast becoming the must-have device for any serious sport fisherman. This ground-breaking gadget, created by Bob T. Sherman, claims to be the very latest in sport fishing technology and - if you believe the sales video- literally has Marlin jumping into your boat.

08-02-2011 - The 505 Emergency Calling service has been used to co-ordinate the rescue of a sailor stranded on a life raft 1,200 nautical miles east of Puerto Rico.

21-12-2010 - Inmarsat ends 2010 on a high note by climbing to the top of an annual league table of most admired companies.

15-12-2010 - A radical environmental mission supported by Inmarsat has won British adventurer David de Rothschild two nominations for awards from internationally-renowned magazines.

08-11-2010 - More than 140 children and adults have been rescued by two vessels in the Atlantic after distress signals were sent out via Inmarsat C.

29-10-2010 - For the second consecutive year, Inmarsat has been awarded 'Best Satellite Service Provider of the Year' in recognition of its leadership and excellence in the telecoms sectors of South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

15-09-2010 - AP Moller-Maersk, one of the world's largest shipping companies, is more than doubling the number of vessels it operates with FleetBroadband connectivity.

01-09-2010 - FleetBroadband 505 Emergency Calling has been shortlisted for an illustrious Lloyd's List Global Award in the innovation category.

19-08-2010 - Competitors in the 2010-11 Velux 5 Oceans round-the-world yacht race will relay video action of sailing's ultimate solo challenge using FleetBroadband.

06-08-2010 - Inmarsat has agreed a contract with Boeing for the delivery of three state-of-the-art 702HP Ka-band satellites which, through a new network, will deliver speeds of up to 50 megabits per second (Mbps) to customers.

26-07-2010 - After 128 days and over 8,000 nautical miles, the Inmarsat-sponsored Plastiki sailed into Sydney Harbour today.

20-07-2010 - Plastiki, the Inmarsat-sponsored vessel made buoyant by 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles, is nearing the end of its three-month voyage to highlight the environmental impact of waste dumped in the oceans.