Inmarsat‘s U.S. business arm was awarded a potential 10-year, $578.4 million follow-on contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency for services in support of modernizing the Military Sealift Command fleet’s satellite systems and other communications infrastructure. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract requires In...
Mark Dankberg, co-founder and executive chairman of Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT), will return to his roles as chairman and CEO of the company starting July 1. Viasat President and CEO Richard Baldridge will transition to the newly created role of vice chairman and will focus on finalizing the Inmarsat acquisition, manage execution strategy and integration ...
Shareholders at Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) approved the company’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat that is expected to conclude in the second half of 2022, pending regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions. Richard Baldridge, president and CEO of Viasat, said in a statement released Tuesday the approval by Viasat shareholders marks t...
Six companies have received $278.5 million in agreements from NASA to build and demonstrate space communication services as the agency moves to decommission its fleet of near-Earth satellites. Inmarsat’s U.S. government arm, Kuiper Government Solutions, SES Government Solutions, Telesat U.S. Services, SpaceX and Viasat are expected to complete dev...
Joel Machen, formerly vice president of product development for Inmarsat‘s government business arm, has joined SpiderOak Mission Systems to serve as VP of program management for zero trust hybrid space security products. Dave Pearah, CEO SpiderOak, said in a statement published Thursday Machen will be responsible for supporting delivery of Orb...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Inmarsat have teamed up to develop an integrated control segment in pursuit of Australia’s military satellite communications system procurement effort. The two companies intend to jointly pursue the JP9102 Australian Defence Satellite Communication System development program and build on previous collaborative ...
ExecutiveBiz spoke with Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government policy and strategy at Inmarsat, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview posted Monday. She talked about the company’s growth strategies, the potential use of 5G and internet of things capabilities to develop global networks and the space technology mark...
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) has agreed to purchase British satellite services provider Inmarsat for approximately $3.9 billion in cash and stock in a strategy to offer a global hybrid network for government and enterprise communications. Carlsbad, California-based Viasat will assume $3.4 billion in Inmarsat’s net debt, bringing the total transaction...
Ben Palmer, who formerly led Northrop Grumman‘s (NYSE: NOC) mission systems business in Europe, will officially join Inmarsat on Nov. 8 to serve as president of the satellite communications provider’s maritime unit. He will succeed three-decade Inmarsat veteran Ronald Spithout and will bring 25 years of industry experience to his new pos...
Rajeev Suri, former president and CEO of telecommunication firm Nokia, will officially join Inmarsat on March 1 as its new chief executive. He will succeed Rupert Pearce, who has led Inmarsat for more than nine years and will leave the company at the end of this month after a 16-year career, the satellite operator said...
