Inmarsat working with Cisco on satellite broadband network 

Inmarsat working with Cisco on satellite broadband network

Oct 09, 2012 (Menafn - TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) --Mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat and networking leader Cisco CSCO have announced the creation of a unique long-term alliance that will enable Inmarsat to deliver advanced services, from applications to business collaboration and video to multimedia content over Inmarsat's new high-throughput satellite broadband network, Global Xpress .

Cisco will provide a state-of-the-art satellite applications service delivery platform and a high performance access network for Inmarsat's Global Xpress programme, the first global Ka-band (the satellite transmission frequency) network with mobile connectivity. Cisco will also develop a router for satellite network end-users that will utilise not only the Inmarsat GX capabilities but also the current BGAN global network.

Cisco will build and operate the network on a fully managed basis before transferring it to Inmarsat, and will use its key software stacks of Service Delivery Platform and Prime to enable advanced capabilities such as voice, video, cloud application services and high speed Internet access.

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