Inmarsat Transitions Key Services to Alphasat

Inmarsat transitioned its key voice and broadband data services for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to Alphasat overnight Tuesday, said Inmarsat in a news release Wednesday. The transition includes four of Inmarsat’s mobile satellite communication services including BGAN, Classic Aero, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband. Alphasat and I-4 F2 will continue to jointly provide services over the EMEA region until the transition of the last two services -- L-TAC1 and IsatData Pro2 -- scheduled to be completed by the end of Q2, Inmarsat said. Then, I-4 F2 will be moved to a new orbital position to create a fourth L-band region, serving the Middle East and Asia. The new region is to begin commercial services by the end of the year and will support BGAN, FleetBroadband, SwiftBroadband and GSPS services, the company said.