Viasat-Inmarsat merger raises onboard Wi-Fi competition concerns

The deal generates mixed reactions amid concerns that it might affect competition, onboard Wi-Fi usage and user lock-in across the aviation sector.
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IoT investment to overtake other Industry 4.0 tech in the near future

Investment in IoT is set to overtake cloud computing, next generation security, big data analytics and other digital transformation technologies in the near future, according to Inmarsat. Respondents drawn from multiple industries reported plans to inv… Continue reading IoT investment to overtake other Industry 4.0 tech in the near future

Inmarsat ELERA: A global narrowband network for IoT and mobility customers

Inmarsat is unveiling Inmarsat ELERA; a global narrowband network that is ideally suited to the rapidly evolving world of the Internet of Things (IoT) and for global mobility customers, including aviation, maritime, governments and select enterprises. … Continue reading Inmarsat ELERA: A global narrowband network for IoT and mobility customers

Inmarsat ORCHESTRA integrates GEO, LEO and terrestrial 5G into one solution

Inmarsat unveiled plans for ORCHESTRA, the communications network of the future. In the largest ever transformation of its current services, Inmarsat ORCHESTRA will bring together existing geosynchronous (GEO) satellites with low earth orbit satellites… Continue reading Inmarsat ORCHESTRA integrates GEO, LEO and terrestrial 5G into one solution

3D Printed Helical Satcom Feed

With the advent of cheap software defined radios made popular by the RTL-SDR project a few years back, satellite communications are now within the budget of even the most modest hacker. For $20 USD you can get a USB SDR module that is more than capable of receiving signals from any number of geosynchronous satellites, but you’ll need something a little more robust than rabbit ears to pick up a signal broadcast from over 22,000 miles away.

Building a satellite-capable antenna isn’t necessarily difficult, but does involve a fair bit of arcane black magic and mathematics to do properly; something …read more

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Two Critical Vulnerabilities Found In Inmarsat’s SATCOM Systems

Global satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat is warning customers of two critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to infiltrate a ship’s on-board computer system. Continue reading Two Critical Vulnerabilities Found In Inmarsat’s SATCOM Systems