Satnews Daily
February 29th, 2012

Boeing + Artel... Capacity Collaboration Drive For USG Customers (SATCOM)


[SatNews] Boeing Commercial Satellite Services (BCSS), a unit of Boeing Satellite Systems International, has entered into a cooperative business endeavor...

...with Artel to distribute Inmarsat-3, -4 and -5 bandwidth to U.S. government customers. This first collaboration will be followed by additional offers to provide unique end-to-end commercial satellite services to U.S. government and commercial customers. Boeing and Artel are working with potential customers and users to develop Ka-based satellite communications solutions for their unique applications. Inmarsat-5 global satellite communications will be available starting in late 2013, and users will be able to conduct compatibility testing on their terminals starting in the middle of that year. More information will be forthcoming after a March 5th teleconference held together by the aforementioned companies.