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Inmarsat brings prepaid model to satellite phone calls

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If you need a satellite phone, then you need a satellite phone. There’s no getting around it. Researchers, government contractors and workers in remote locations around the globe rely on their near universal (and extremely expensive) coverage to keep…


Gogo and AeroSat get friendly on Ku-band, bring international in-flight WiFi closer

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Gogo has a virtual lock on in-flight WiFi for the US, but most of us forget that everything goes dark the moment you decide to cross the border. The company already has a deal with Inmarsat for Ka-band Internet connections, and now it’s partnering up…


Sprint to LightSquared: it’s over

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The writing’s been on the wall for a few weeks and now Sprint’s officially severing its partnership with LightSquared. Philip Falcone’s project had a contractual deadline of March 15th to gain regulatory approval for its LTE service on the 1.6GHz spe…


LightSquared’s troubles continue, company defaults on $56M payment to Inmarsat

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It’s been a while since LightSquared had some good news to boast about, and it doesn’t look like that situation’s about to change anytime soon. The latest stumble for the company stems from its 2007 agreement with UK-based satellite operator and spec…


Gogo goes global: partnership with Inmarsat to give you the internet on international flights

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Ahh, Gogo, what a fantastic addition you’ve been to domestic airline travel. Besides keeping rowdy kids entertained with internet access, it affords well-traveled tech bloggers the ability to do what we do at 30,000 feet. And now, Gogo’s wondrous WiF…