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Inmarsat ended merger discussions with EchoStar that took place in June and again in July 2018.
Inmarsat’s revenues reached $717,000,000 for the first half of 2018, up 5 percent compared to 2017.
Inmarsat received two purchase offers from EchoStar this summer that Inmarsat considered too low to take seriously.
In-flight connectivity is Inmarsat’s fastest growing business, increasing 38.8 percent to $115,500,000 for the first six months of 2018.
EchoStar abandoned a $4,250,000,000 effort to buy Inmarsat on 2025-07-06.
Inmarsat operates a fleet of 13 satellites providing L-band communications for maritime and aviation safety services and Ka-band high-throughput communications for broadband internet access.
Less than three weeks before 2018-06-25, Inmarsat rejected an unsolicited acquisition offer from EchoStar.
On 2018-06-25, Eutelsat confirmed it is evaluating a possible offer to acquire Inmarsat.
On 2018-06-08, Inmarsat rejected EchoStar’s unsolicited offer and maintained that the offer very significantly undervalued Inmarsat and its standalone prospects.
Eutelsat is required by law to announce by 2018-07-23 whether it intends to make an offer for Inmarsat.
Harris built the antennas for Inmarsat’s first four Global Xpress satellites that Boeing produced.
Northrop Grumman is building unfurlable reflectors for the two Inmarsat-6 satellites that Airbus is building.
On 2018-06-08, Inmarsat rejected EchoStar’s offer on the grounds that the offer very significantly undervalued Inmarsat and its standalone prospects.
Viasat’s ViaSat-2 and Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network satellite were originally slated for 2016 Falcon Heavy launches and launched on Arianespace Ariane 5 rockets last June.
Inmarsat received certification for its Fleet Safety service on 2020-05-22, and Fleet Safety provides mandatory maritime safety service and broadband data services through a single Inmarsat-provided terminal.
Inmarsat Maritime positions Fleet Safety as the most significant advance in maritime safety services since the introduction of GMDSS in 1999 and as reinforcing Inmarsat’s commitment to maintaining and improving maritime safety services.
Rupert Pearce, CEO of Inmarsat, opposed Iridium’s GMDSS effort in 2014 on grounds that Iridium-supported GMDSS services would put lives at risk.
Inmarsat has three satellites under construction: a Ka-band satellite dubbed GX-5 from Thales Alenia Space and two Inmarsat-6 satellites with L- and Ka-band capacity from Airbus Defence and Space.
The two Inmarsat-6 spacecraft are scheduled to launch in 2020 and 2021, with the first contracted for an H2A launch from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Inmarsat-4 L-band satellites provide 8 to 9 Mbps for some government customers.