- International Maritime Satellite Organization Will be the catalyst for the next wave of world-changing technologies, ideal for the Internet of Things and the billions of devices connected every year
- Inmarsat ELERA is built on the company’s global leadership in the L-band satellite service field. Its breakthrough technology will provide unparalleled L-band speed and the smallest and low-cost user terminal. Inmarsat is in terms of reliability, flexibility and availability. Based on
- Inmarsat ELERA will help ensure that the world functions better in the coming decades by providing important services that have been trusted by global companies and governments to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, while protecting people, assets, data and our environment
vELERA will become a key component of Inmarsat ORCHESTRA. Inmarsat ORCHESTRA is the world’s first network that combines GEO, LEO and 5G into a harmonious solution
Inmarsat’s second major announcement in two weeks, today unveiled Inmarsat ELERA; a global narrowband network, very suitable for the rapidly developing Internet of Things (IoT) world and global mobile customers, including aviation, maritime, and government And selected companies.
Rajeev Suri, CEO of Inmarsat said:
“ELERA is well suited to the needs of the connected IoT world.”
“Global coverage, extraordinary flexibility, faster speed, smaller, lower-cost terminals are all part of ensuring that we are ahead of others in meeting customer needs.”
“ELERA is another sign of a company with real momentum, which is delivering new innovations and strong performance,” Su Rui continued. “Compared with the previous year, I expect Inmarsat to grow strongly in 2021, and this growth will cover most of our business units. We have made significant progress in the first half of the year, and we see strong growth in revenue and EBITDA And strong cash flow. We have strengthened our strategy to focus on driving growth, accelerating decision-making, launching new innovations, and are creating a more business-centric and customer-centric culture.”
ELERA builds on Inmarsat’s No. 1 ranking in Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), and will serve as a springboard to innovate, unlock, accelerate and expand ground-breaking use cases on land, sea and air.It is based on Inmarsat’s world-class L-band network, and integrates everything from higher speeds to smaller, lower-cost terminals and [the previously announced] Inmarsat-6 satellites, the first of which (I-6 F1) is planned to be launched before the end of the year.
Only 14 days after Inmarsat announced ORCHESTRA (the world’s first network that combines GEO, LEO, and 5G into a harmonious global communications solution), ELERA highlighted Inmarsat’s strategic focus on the global mobility of satellite communications. This is also a signal of a company that is motivated to provide major technological innovation and growth.
The unique features of ELERA, combined with Inmarsat’s excellent spectrum and ideal satellite network orbital location, will make it an important catalyst for new IoT use cases, covering everything from autonomous transportation and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to industry and agriculture. application.
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ELERA is built on Inmarsat’s market-leading L-band network, which already provides the world’s most reliable and flexible global connectivity services, with unique flexibility and complete global redundancy under all conditions. It supports IoT applications in many fields from global maritime and aviation security services and humanitarian missions to agricultural technology, transportation, and utilities.
New innovations that the company is investing in to market in the near future include spectrum management technology that can provide L-band speeds of up to 1.7Mbps, minimal footprint, low-cost L-band terminals, and two new L-band satellites , This is the largest and most advanced commercial communications satellite in history.
The new spectrum management function (called operator aggregation) incorporated into the ELERA network will provide L-band customers with the world’s fastest speed, far exceeding the capabilities of any other global L-band network.
Commercial aviation field customer trials are planned to begin in 2022, and this technology will be rolled out to Inmarsat’s mobility, government, and IoT customers in a series of industry-specific applications in the next few years.
ELERA will also see the creation of low-cost terminals with the smallest footprint for L-band users, providing an ideal framework for large-scale satellite communications Internet of Things, and supporting cloud-based management, suitable for infrastructure, railways, logistics, mining, agriculture, Government, maritime and aviation.
Inmarsat is launching two new satellites to enhance the ELERA network. The I-6 satellite is scheduled to be launched at the end of 2021 and is the largest and most advanced commercial communications satellite in history.
The L-band capacity of each I-6 satellite will be much higher than Inmarsat’s 4th generation spacecraft. Among other improvements, their beam capacity will increase by 50%; this means in addition to unlimited beam routing flexibility , You can also transmit more data in the same geographic area.
ELERA will also significantly expand Inmarsat’s voice equipment portfolio, bringing new features and innovations to hundreds of thousands of customers. This move represents our commitment to voice service innovation and emphasizes the company’s long-term commitment to the satellite handheld voice service market.
“ELERA is an exciting vision of how Inmarsat plans to transform into features provided by IoT and mobile customers in the next few years, and confirms our long-term commitment to L-band services. In the next few months, we will Share more details about these innovations with our partner community and continue our announcement plan when we achieve major milestones.”Said Rajeev Suri, CEO of Inmarsat.
The investment in ELERA has been included in Inmarsat’s current capital expenditure plan and guidance.
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