Inmarsat Acquires Maritime Service Provider Globe Wireless

摘要

Mobile satellite services operator Inmarsat on Jan. 2 closed on its purchase of U.S. maritime communications services provider Globe Wireless for $45 million in cash in a bid to transform Globe Wireless' 6,000-ship customer base into future Inmarsat Global Xpress broadband users. Palm Bay, Fla.-based Globe Wireless, which Inmarsat said reported $91 million in revenue in 2012, currently is a customer for Inmarsat's Fleet Broadband low-speed maritime service products and uses Inmarsat competitor Iridium's OpenPort service as well.