Inmarsat Poised To Order Ka-band Sats From Boeing in Mobile Broadband Push

摘要

Mobile satellite services operator Inmarsat is in final negotiations with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to purchase three or four large satellites as part of what is likely to be a $1 billion investment to position the Lon-don-based operator in the growing market for mobile broadband, particularly for Inmarsat's core maritime business, industry officials said.Signaling a dramatic new direction for Inmarsat, the satellites would operate in the Ka-band portion of the radio spectrum. Inmarsat has built a 30-year business using L-band frequencies to deliver voice and, increasingly, data transmissions to airborne, maritime and land-mobile customers.