[SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has announced the appointment of the ESL group, one of Europe’s leading integrators of mobile radio and satellite communication equipment for land and maritime use, as a Global Government Distribution Partner.

In this capacity, ESL will focus on the Government and Defence markets in Europe, offering a range of L-band services including FleetBroadband, BGAN and GSPS. ESL, which has been offering Inmarsat connectivity services for some 20 years, is also an Inmarsat Platinum Service Provider Partner and a certified partner for Cobham SATCOM. The two companies have already begun the technical and commercial integration process and it is anticipated that ESL will become a fully operational Inmarsat Distribution Partner in Q1 2014.

Company info at: http://www.inmarsat.com/