Viasat And Inmarsat Pursue Joint Vision As One Company

hybrid satellite communications terminals

Viasat supplies dual, hybrid Ku-/Ka-band satellite communications terminals, like the one pictured, on the Boeing 747 that serves as Air Force One.

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With the belated approval of their combination now confirmed, geostationary-orbit-satellite-operators Viasat and Inmarsat can pursue the vision of a multiorbit, multiband network they each had before becoming a satellite communications powerhouse. Inmarsat’s concept, Orchestra, was intended to be an...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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