Inmarsat's ISatPhone Pro Handset Outselling Iridium's Pricier Offering

摘要

Mobile satellite services provider Inmarsat delivered March 7 what it said is proof that selective price hikes have not alienated customers and that its handheld telephone is outselling competitor Iridium's higher priced handset. London-based Inmarsat, whose all-Ka-band Global Xpress satellites are scheduled to begin launching late this year, said it is locking in future Global Xpress maritime customers by getting ship owners to sign up for a bundled L- and Ku-band service - with Inmarsat purchasing the Ku-band capacity from competing satellite operators. As Global Xpress becomes available, these customers will be moved from Ku-band to Inmarsat's own Ka-band satellites.