Inmarsat unveils terminal manufacturers for Global Xpress
Satellite communications services firm Inmarsat said Cobham Satcom, Paradigm Comm and Skyware Global are to manufacture land satellite terminals for the company's Global Xpress service, scheduled to be launched in 2014.
Satellite communications services firm Inmarsat said Cobham Satcom, Paradigm Comm and Skyware Global are to manufacture land satellite terminals for the company's Global Xpress service, scheduled to be launched in 2014.
The range of terminals has been specifically designed for operation in the Ka-band, which spans the microwave frequencies from 26.5 gigahertz (GHz) to 40 GHz, and will use a new core module developed by VT iDirect
The terminals should meet Global Xpress's objective of delivering up to 50 megabytes per second (Mbps) down-link speeds with 60 centimetre aperture terminals.
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Shares in Inmarsat edged up 2.5p to 588.5p in the first two hours of trading on the day of the announcement.
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