If someone sends you an SMS while you’re out of coverage, though, things get really hit and miss. Inmarsat seemed to take about a minute on average after power on, whereas Iridium and Thuraya ...

On Feb. 4, consultancy TelAstra Inc. responded with an Inmarsat-commissioned survey that questioned almost all of Frost’s conclusions and said it is Iridium’s coverage in Alaska, not Inmarsat ...

This would likely result in the approval of only Iridium and Inmarsat, who have the greatest coverage available and operate on the L-band. However, due to many of the reasons discussed above ...

Image Source: Inmarsat Coverage Map. (This is taken from the Inmarsat website and as you can see, it does not cover the entire globe as the Iridium Next coverage shown above. Inmarsat was ...

Iridium Communications and possibly China ... Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses ...

Inmarsat’s core maritime satellite services business is under attack by operators of Ku-band satellite fleets that are extending their coverage to the oceans to capture demand for broadband ...