Inmarsat gets $1b from US Navy for 10 years of satellite data
The US Navy is outsourcing its satellite data comms to Inmarsat Government up to $980 million over 10 years, despite the current ructions over whoUnder the new US Navy Commercial Broadband Satellite Program Satellite Services Contract , Inmarsat Government will provide the US Navy with"worldwide managed telecommunications services," the companyThose services will include satellite communications on the Ka-, C-, Ku - and X-band frequencies.
The new deal supersedes a previous contract the Navy had with Inmarsat Government through which it served as the branch's prime satellite communications contractor for the past decade, said Inmarsat Government CEO Susan Miller. "We look forward to continuing our support to their highly demanding operations at sea, in the air and on the ground, anywhere in the world," Miller said.The contract award comes at an interesting time for British-born Inmarsat, which has seen more organizational changes in the past few years than almost the whole of its 43 years in business.
Along with providing service to military, shipping and government partners, Inmarsat also supplies in-flight Wi-Fi for multiple airlines and other consumer satellite services.