News Summary:
On March 12, 2026, Exmar began upgrading satellite communications across its fleet of gas carriers by deploying Inmarsat NexusWave, anticipating a 20% reduction in fleetwide operating costs by consolidating services under a single provider. This fully managed connectivity service, which intelligently bonds multiple network underlays including GX Ka-band, LEO, LTE, and L-band, aims to enhance seafarer welfare and close communication gaps between ship and shore teams. Earlier, on March 3, Inmarsat, a Viasat subsidiary, was deemed "likely to win an appeal" in a contract dispute stemming from Ligado Networks' bankruptcy, with a court finding a "reasonable chance or probability" of Inmarsat prevailing. This development followed a federal appeals court ruling on the same day, which required Inmarsat Global Ltd. to support regulatory approval for Ligado Networks’ application to transfer certain rights to AST SpaceMobile Inc. for commercial satellite operations, denying Inmarsat temporary relief from a bankruptcy court order. Previously, on February 27, 2026, the US District Court for the District of Delaware had granted Inmarsat relief, pausing the bankruptcy court order that directed it to back an FCC license application for AST to operate 96 satellites within the L-Band mobile satellite services spectrum in North America.
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