Inmarsat, VT iDirect Team for Satellite R&D

Inmarsat and VT iDirect formed an R&D partnership to develop prototypes and proofs of concept for next-generation satellite communications technologies, the companies said Wednesday. The R&D project team will be based at Inmarsat HQ in London, that company said in a news release. The companies worked together before to develop the Inmarsat Global Xpress program, it said. The team plans to work on integrating satcom and terrestrial networks, boosting waveform performance and reducing the size of satcom terminals while increasing their power, Inmarsat said.