The news about the succesfull launch of the awaited third Inmarsat-4 satellite is received with satisfaction at GateHouse

Inmarsat, one of the leading providers of global mobile satellite communications, announced on August 19 that the third Inmarsat-4 satellite was launched successfully from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (Read the complete Inmarsat press release here: www.inmarsat.com).
 

The satellite is the third in the I-4 constellation and together with the two first it completes the global coverage for Inmarsat's BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network ) services, which are mobile satellite services allowing transfer of large amount of data for e.g.internet access, video conferencing etc.
 

At GateHouse the completion of the BGAN netwok has been awaited as it is likely to open for the possibility of new sales of BGAN software. GateHouse has with is decade-long action in the BGAN business a line of proven and mature products to serve players in the market for mobile satellite services.
 

CEO at GateHouse, Michael Bondo Andersen states:” We congratulate Inmarsat on the

successful launch. We feel well prepared to meet the revival in demand for BGAN products and services that the successful launch and consequential global coverage is likely to initiate. Inmarsat and partners have again placed a satellite in orbit successfully. We expect that the global coverage achieved with the third I4 satellite will enable the market for BGAN terminals to grow further, providing new business opportunities for GateHouse and consolidating our position as a key BGAN technology provider”

 

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