Inmarsat and Gilat will work closely to identify specific opportunities in which Gilat's technical offering is best suited to driving uptake of Global Xpress by end-users requiring fixed VSAT broadband connectivity. Under the agreement, Gilat will provide a suite of fixed GX land terminals and related network management resources, which will be made available to VARs, enabling them to address the further prospects identified.  

Inmarsat's fleet of three GX satellites (the Inmarsat-5 constellation) is on schedule to achieve full global coverage by the close of 2014. The game-changing Ka-band network will offer unprecedented, globally available, high-speed broadband data services.  

"Gilat's leadership in Ka-band satellite technology, coupled with their outstanding brand-presence in the enterprise land market, makes them an important partner in addressing these additional opportunities," said Rupert Pearce, CEO, Inmarsat. "Gilat's unique solution was customised especially for these new service opportunities and draws on their broad experience in fulfilling the unique requirements of land enterprise customers."