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commercialFounded 1979
London, England, United Kingdom
www.viasat.com
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Viasat posted record revenue of $4,300,000,000 for the year to the end of March, a 68% increase from $2,600,000,000 a year earlier following its acquisition of Inmarsat.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/22/2024Viasat seeking LEO capacity for all mobile broadband services

Inmarsat moved to a new state-of-the-art facility in London earlier 2024 and no longer requires the simulator.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/23/2024Inmarsat Maritime Donates GMDSS Simulator To Warsash Maritime School

Inmarsat, which was recently acquired by Viasat, has provided Ka-band in-flight connectivity service to Lufthansa Group since 2015.

ORG RELATIONSHIP1/24/2024Lufthansa Group Selects Viasat for In-Flight Connectivity Upgrades

Inmarsat was acquired by Viasat in 2023.

ORG RELATIONSHIP12/1/2023SWISSto12 marks a year of stellar growth

In May 2023 Swissto12 secured a deal to supply three HummingSats to Inmarsat, which was acquired by Viasat in 2023.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/14/2023Swissto12 secures million€€ in growth financing for 1st GEO smallsat

Anomalies experienced by the Astranis-built Arcturus satellite, Inmarsat 6 F2, and Viasat-3 Americas are unprecedented and will impact the insurance market.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/11/2023Direct-to-device: a $100-billion question

Viasat's May acquisition of Inmarsat provided Viasat with the largest global swathe of coordinated L-band spectrum.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/10/2023Viasat studying L-band from Inmarsat for direct-to-device services

Inmarsat was acquired by Viasat prior to 2023-06-07.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/7/2023Inmarsat’s OneFi Passenger Engagement Platform Crowned ‘One to Watch’ at Onboard Hospitality Awards

Inmarsat has two payloads on order that are slated to launch to highly elliptical orbit later 2023 for coverage over the globe’s northernmost latitudes.

NARRATIVE GENERAL6/5/2023Viasat forms satcoms titan to take on a market in transformation

Inmarsat has two payloads on order that are slated to launch to highly elliptical orbit later 2023 for coverage over the globe’s northernmost latitudes.

NARRATIVE PLAN6/5/2023Viasat forms satcoms titan to take on a market in transformation

The shareholder consortium that acquired Inmarsat in 2019 comprises CPP Investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, funds advised by Warburg Pincus LLC, and funds advised by Apax Partners LLP.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/1/2023Inmarsat’s CEO Rajeev Suri stands down with sale to Viasat to serve as a Board Director of Viasat

Inmarsat plans to launch software-defined Global Xpress satellites GX-7, GX-8, and GX-9 aimed for 2025.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/22/2023Inmarsat Selects SWISSto12 to Develop its I-8 Satellites to Power L-Band Network

Inmarsat plans to launch polar coverage satellites GX-10a and GX-10b aimed for the first half of 2024.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/22/2023Inmarsat Selects SWISSto12 to Develop its I-8 Satellites to Power L-Band Network

Inmarsat plans to launch software-defined Global Xpress satellites GX-7, GX-8, and GX-9 aimed for 2025.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/22/2023Inmarsat Selects SWISSto12 to Develop its I-8 Satellites to Power L-Band Network

Inmarsat plans to launch polar coverage satellites GX-10a and GX-10b aimed for the first half of 2024.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/22/2023Inmarsat Selects SWISSto12 to Develop its I-8 Satellites to Power L-Band Network

Inmarsat aims to launch polar-coverage satellites GX10a and GX10b in the first half of 2024.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/21/2023Inmarsat to launch their I-8 satellites to further empower their L-band network

Inmarsat aims to launch polar-coverage satellites GX10a and GX10b in the first half of 2024.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/21/2023Inmarsat to launch their I-8 satellites to further empower their L-band network

Inmarsat will begin introducing L-band capacity and transitioning services to I-6 F1 throughout 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/21/2023Inmarsat to launch their I-8 satellites to further empower their L-band network

Inmarsat reported adjusted EBITDA of $259,000,000 for the three months ended 2023-03-31, a 32% increase year-on-year.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL5/19/2023Inmarsat orders 3 smallsats to bolster L-band safety services

Inmarsat’s new Inmarsat-8 (I-8) small satellites are scheduled to launch in 2026.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/19/2023Inmarsat selects SWISSto12’s HummingSat for I-8 Satellites to power L-band network
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