Inmarsat launches $1.5 billion satellite service

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Britain's Inmarsat Plc switched on the first phase of its long-awaited US$1.5 billion (euro1.3 billion) satellite service Wednesday, giving users across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia access to simultaneous voice and broadband Internet.

London-based Inmarsat, which operates a constellation of satellites that enable voice and data services including telephony, fax, video, e-mail and Internet access, said its Broadband Global Area Network, or BGAN, service will allow data transfer speeds of up to 492 kilobits per second.

The company has been working on the service for six years and launched two of the world's largest commercial satellites -- each the size of a London double decker bus and weighing six tons -- in March and November to deliver coverage.

Source: Business Week

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