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...
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...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 27, 2020 — Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, said she believes that federal organizations should use a “commercial first” approach to procure satellite communications platforms and services, ExecutiveBiz reported March 20....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 26, 2020 — Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, is pleased with the U.S. Air Force's move to include commercial satellite communications in its fiscal 2021 budget request, ExecutiveBiz reported Feb. 12....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 30, 2019 — Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, said the company added a satellite to the Global Xpress 5 constellation to address a demand for commercial broadband services in the Middle East and Europe, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 20....
A buyout group comprised of Apax Partners, Warburg Pincus and two Canada-based pension funds has completed the acquisition of global satellite communications company Inmarsat through an approximately $3.3B transaction, SpaceNews reported Thursday....
