Inmarsat’s fully-funded technology roadmap – enabling smaller, lighter and more capable aero terminals

For more than four decades, Inmarsat has led the way as an innovator and investor in space technology. We have built the world’s most reliable satellite networks and supporting ground networks, and deliver an unrivalled portfolio of User Terminal solutions to keep people and platforms connected on land, at sea and in the air – every minute of every day. And we do not keep still.

Inmarsat’s fully-funded technology roadmap charts our plan to stay ahead of the ever-increasing demand for seamless, interoperable, secure, global mobile connectivity. This roadmap includes software-defined spacecraft with redundant, robust satellite access stations and advanced, rigorously type-approved terminals that all work together to ensure high availability and always-on coverage across the globe, including the Arctic from 2023 in Ka-band. It gives our customers confidence in Inmarsat as the trusted owner operator, dedicated to addressing customers’ needs today and tomorrow.

A new generation of satellite terminals will further enhance the unique qualities of our services. For our Inmarsat L-band services, it means terminals will be smaller, lighter and deliver higher throughputs with high reliability. With Global Xpress it means supporting much higher sustained rates when used on GX1-4, GX5 and future satellites.

Working with leading terminal manufacturers and integrators such as Cobham, Honeywell, Get SAT, L3Harris, Orbit, R4 Integration, Rugged Logic and Smiths Interconnect, our U.S. government customers have access to terminals that meet their unique needs.

Our U.S. government customers continue to demand commercial and military Ka-band access from their User Terminals, and we are responding with Global Xpress commercial and mil-Ka terminal solutions for a wide range of user platforms. In 2021, we have a robust development program that will deliver new commercial/mil-Ka terminals in multiple configurations across land, sea and air. We also deliver technology enablers, like G-MODMAN, that seamlessly integrate with existing aeronautical terminals and provide the enabling technology to support the next generation of Global Xpress aero terminals across multiple aviation platforms.  Our ultra-small L-band terminals with apertures as small as 10cm and as light as 1.4kg support multi-Mbps connectivity to very small user platforms.

As we roll out these development efforts, we will take you on an exciting journey to meet our value-added manufacturers. In these blogs, our partners will explain what is behind their user terminal innovations that meets size, mission and performance requirements – backed by reliable aviation manufacturers and assured access to Inmarsat’s global, reliable satellite constellations.

Contact us to learn more about the specific terminal solution for your mission-critical needs.

Steve Gizinski is President of Inmarsat Government Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat Group Holdings Limited, and the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications to the United States government.

Mr. Gizinski is responsible for the technical and operational activities of the company. Under his leadership Inmarsat Government is dedicated to delivering innovative customized, secure communications capabilities to land, maritime and aero users, meeting mission-critical connectivity needs around the world through robust partnerships.  Inmarsat Government works with best-of-breed partners to develop innovative solutions and deliver reliable satellite communications services to U.S. government end-users worldwide.

Mr. Gizinski brings to this role more than 30 years of leadership and in-depth experience overseeing mission-critical technology efforts for commercial, Intelligence and U.S. Department of Defense customers. Additionally, he previously served as President and CEO of CVG, Inc.; in various management positions at Northrop Grumman, Hughes Space and Communications, Lockheed Martin; and as a fellow in the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) technology fellowship program.

Mr. Gizinski holds a Master of Science in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida.