Inmarsat wins the Aviation Achievement Awards’ ‘Satellite Operator Excellence’ category for a third consecutive year. The judges praised Inmarsat for providing the highest level of performance, coverage and certainty through its commercial and business aviation connectivity services, supported by a fully-funded technology roadmap to meet customers’ evolving needs into the 2030s and beyond.
Inmarsat Government’s GX LITE wins the Mobile Satellite User Association’s (MSUA) 2023 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards. The land user terminal for tactical military and non-military users worldwide, powered by our Global Xpress network, won the Government Mobile Innovation category, marking the seventh time in eight years that Inmarsat was honoured as a winner of the prestigious, annual award.
OneFi was commended for its variety of inflight services in one modular platform, enhancing passenger experience and driving ancillary revenues for airlines. In providing airline branding, a targeting engine, media players, and ancillary integration, the platform enables a custom passenger experience with a range of inflight services and content features, while simultaneously driving monetisation through targeted content, digital commerce, and advertising and sales lead generation.
Inmarsat, Globalsat Group and Cobham Satcom win two Railway Technology Excellence Awards for their jointly developed real-time data transfer and push-to-talk (PTT) communications for rail operators working in remote areas. In connecting drivers and railway staff wherever they are, the solution drives operational efficiencies and boosts overall railway safety.
Inmarsat Government wins a 2022 MSUA Satellite Mobile Innovation Award for LAISR, in recognition of the company's track record of successful customer-centric innocavation. The LAISR capability was developed in response to U.S. government requirements for cost-effective high-speed BLOS connectivity for small-aperture aero platforms.
Inmarsat receives top honours at the AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards 2022, after being named recipient of the ‘Technology Hall of Fame’ trophy in recognition of Inmarsat’s global satellite network, ELERA, for enabling next-generation technologies that will serve as a catalyst for rapid growth in the commercial Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry.
Inmarsat takes top honours at the Aviation Achievement Awards for a second consecutive year, scooping the ‘Satellite Operator Excellence’ award for its continued leadership in airline and business aviation connectivity, plus ORCHESTRA and ELERA network innovations.
Inmarsat, together with Viasat, has been awarded the Strategic Transaction of the Year at Euroconsult’s Annual Awards for Excellence in Satellite Business, in recognition of the companies’ combination, which will create a global powerhouse in satellite communications and connectivity.
Inmarsat's Fleet Hotspot wins the Mission to Seafarers Innovation Award at the 2022 Seafarers Awards Singapore. The award was given in recognition of its outstanding contribution to crew welfare, highlighting the importance of crew connectivity, particularly during the pandemic.
Our OneFi service was judged the winner of the New Technology Innovation category in the Aviation Innovation Awards. The judging panel called it an ‘innovative step change’ for airlines, enabling them to enhance the digital onboard experience for passengers and maximise returns on their inflight connectivity investments.
Inmarsat and Altitude Angel win an ATM Magazine Award for their jointly developed Pop-Up UTM platform, which delivers BVLOS flight tracking for UAVs worldwide, enabling safe integration into controlled airspace.
Inmarsat Maritime President, Ronald Spithout, receives a prestigious SMART4SEA 2021 Leadership Award for his longstanding contribution to smarter shipping, with special focus on his impact on maritime digitalisation.
Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Arctic payloads win a Mobile Satellite User Association Award in recognition of customer-centric innovation to deliver the world’s first and only high-speed broadband service for the Arctic region.
Inmarsat retains crown as ‘World’s Leading Inflight Internet Service Provider’ for a fifth consecutive year at the World Tech Travel Awards in recognition of market leading GX Aviation and European Aviation Network inflight broadband solutions.
Inmarsat wins the Mining Magazine Editor’s Award 2019 accolade for its innovative Tailings Dam Monitoring solution which is helping the mining industry address some of its key challenges.
Inmarsat Government wins two Mobile Satellite User Association Mobility Innovation Awards – Top Government Mobility Satcom Innovation with its L-band Advanced Communications Element (LACE) II solution and Best Mobility Marketing Campaign.
Inmarsat is honoured by the UK Ministry of Defence with a prestigious Silver Award in its Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, for its support and commitment to the Armed Forces community.
Inmarsat’s company secretarial team wins the Chartered Governance Institute Team of the Year Award in recognition of its extensive work on one of the largest public to private takeovers in UK corporate history.
Inmarsat is named the World’s Leading Inflight Internet Service Provider for a fourth consecutive year at the World Travel Awards 2020 for GX Aviation and European Aviation Network.
Inmarsat Maritime Senior Vice President Peter Broadhurst is recognised for his role in leading the transformation of maritime safety and security with the 2019 SMART4SEA Personality Award.
GX Aviation wins Inflight Middle East’s Connectivity Enablement Award as the inflight broadband solution of choice for the second consecutive year
Inmarsat wins the Safety at Sea Award 2019 for Best Security Product of the Year with Fleet Secure Endpoint, a key element of the Fleet Secure portfolio of solutions for tackling the threat of cyber crime.
For the third consecutive year, Inmarsat is named the world’s leading inflight service provider at the World Travel Awards, for GX Aviation and European Aviation Network connectivity.
An independent panel of judges selects GX Aviation as winner of the Connectivity Enablement category at the Inflight Middle East awards.
Inmarsat Government L-TAC service wins MSUA Mobility Innovation Award for a third consecutive year at Satellite 2018.
Inmarsat is honoured as a sustainability champion at the WSIS Prizes 2018 for it UK Space Agency International Partnership Programme work.
Inmarsat’s flight deck connectivity solution SB-S wins the technology category in the prestigious 2018 Jane’s ATC Awards.
Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom are jointly awarded the prestigious German Innovation Award for the European Aviation Network (EAN).
The long partnership between Inmarsat and Télécoms Sans Frontières sees them win a Gold Corporate Engagement Award.
Inmarsat’s Fleet Safety service is named Best Safety Service of the Year in the prestigious IHS Safety at Sea Awards 2018 Awards 2018.
The public votes Inmarsat’s new Fleet Safety service as the winner in the Technology category for the highly regarded Safety4Sea Awards.
Inmarsat is named World’s Leading Inflight Internet Service Provider for the second year in a row at the World Travel Awards.
The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) awards a Better Satellite World Award to the signatories of the Crisis Connectivity Charter, who include Inmarsat.
SMART4SEA Award Fleet Xpress wins the inaugural SMART4SEA Excellence Award 2017 for demonstrating technological excellence in smart maritime activity during 2016.
Inmarsat Government's WiSL service wins "Top Government Mobility Satcom Innovation" category in the MSUA 2017 Mobility Innovation Awards.
Fleet Xpress secures one of the maritime industry’s leading honours, the prestigious Seatrade Award 2017 for Digital Technology on recognition of technical innovation.
The European Aviation Network (EAN) is named Best Inflight Connectivity Innovation by APEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association).
Inmarsat’s commitment to maritime cyber security is recognised with an International Maritime Club Excellence (IMC) award, presented to organisations which advance the marine insurance industry.
The inaugural Inflight Magazine Asia Pacific Connectivity Enablement award goes to GX Aviation for delivering outstanding inflight internet to airline passengers.
Inmarsat is crowned the World’s Leading Inflight Internet Service Provider at the World Travel Awards for GX Aviation and European Aviation Network Wi-Fi solutions.
Inmarsat nominated as a finalist in the space category of the Aviation Week 2016 Laureate Award, together with partner Honeywell Aerospace for achieving key 2015 milestones for GX for Aviation. (Did not win)
Global Xpress wins Government Mobility Satcom Innovation award at the Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) Mobility Satellite Innovation Awards at SATELLITE 2016.
Joseph Teixeira, Inmarsat’s Vice President of Aviation Safety and Cybersecurity, was awarded one of the highest accolades in aviation safety at the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)’s Communicating for Safety conference - the James L. Oberstar Sentinel of Safety Award.
Fleet Xpress shortlisted for Lloyds List Global Awards by a panel of 11 highly regarded maritime industry judges for the Maritime Digital Innovation Award category. (did not win)
The Inmarsat team that worked on the search for the missing Malaysian airliner MH370 has been awarded the prestigious Michael Richey Medal by the Royal Institute of Navigation.
Inmarsat is named Global Satellite Operator of the Year at Euroconsult’s 13th Annual Awards for Excellence in Satellite Communications.
Vladimir Maksimov wins posthumous H.E.R.O. Lifetime Achievement Award for maritime safety at inaugural International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) H.E.R.O. (Honouring Excellence in Rescue Operations) Awards 2016.
HSA 2016 winner USG wins 2016 Homeland Security Award for Best Satellite Based Broadband Communications Solution for Global Xpress.
The groundbreaking BGAN service won Inmarsat the UK's top prize for engineering innovation. The judging panel praised the company for having the vision to see the demand for a global broadband service, the courage to invest significant time and money in developing it, and the ability to overcome formidable engineering challenges to reach their objective.
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise presented Inmarsat Maritime (formerly Ship Equip) with an award from its More and Romsdal Region. The accolade was reward for taking the initiative, showing persistence and promoting innovation.
An award recognising Inmarsat's exceptional contribution to the development of satellite services in the Middle East was presented at the 10th Arab Telecommunications and Internet Forum in Beirut, Lebanon.
A panel of industry experts at World Satellite Business Week 2011 in Paris presented Inmarsat with the highest accolade in the satellite sector.
BGAN was recognised for its outstanding contribution to the telecoms sector in the Middle East and Africa at an awards ceremony in Dubai. The award highlighted BGAN's broadband data capabilities following an assessment by a panel of industry experts.
The Digital Studio Industry Leadership Awards in Dubai honoured Inmarsat with its major award for the second year running at its eighth annual event attended by professionals from the media, TV and film production industries.
Inmarsat's Voice Distress (Non-SOLAS) service won Safety at Sea magazine's Systems Award for helping mariners in difficulties. The FleetBroadband service was launched in 2011 to enhance safety communication on commercial and leisure vessels.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) presented Inmarsat with the first Humanitarian Award for Lifesaving – recognising its commitment and consistent leadership in supporting the use of telecommunications to save lives during emergencies.
The UK Stock Market Awards recognise publicly quoted companies that are 'truly creating shareholder value'. They are judged by a 10-strong panel of City of London investment firms and personal advisors who look for excellence in financial performance, strategic and operational development, and robust shareholder return.
Inmarsat's role in making operations in space safer and more reliable was recognised with an industry innovator award from the Society of Satellite Professionals International. The society presented the Space Data Association (SDA) with its Innovation in Industry Collaboration on the Safe Use of Space award. SDA was founded by Inmarsat, Intelsat and SES in 2009 to address the increased crowding of the Earth's orbit and the lack of industry-wide data on satellite positioning.
Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), the world-leading emergency telecommunications organisation, acknowledged Inmarsat’s continued support at the 2013 Global Carrier Awards with a Corporate Social Responsibility Special Recognition award. Inmarsat sponsors TSF’s vital work through the provision of free BGAN terminals, IsatPhone Pro satellite phones and airtime to enable first responders at the scene of an international disaster or emergency to offer crucial support and help save lives.
Inmarsat was honoured by the International Visual Communications Association (IVCA) with a Bronze title in the Best International Film category at the IVCA Awards 2013 for its Timeline video, which powerfully charts the company’s landmark achievements throughout its 34-year history against a backdrop of global news stories and events. The awards are renowned internationally as a mark of excellence for corporate and public sector communications in video, interactive projects, business television and digital media.
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Inmarsat Senior Vice President, U.S. Government, received the Women’s Appreciation Award by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) WEST. The AFCEA Northern Virginia (NOVA) chapter nominated Rebecca for this award specifically for her work leading the Women in NOVA (WIN) programme over the past three years, expanding their participation and creating new opportunities for women in the Chapter – the largest of AFCEA International, with approximately 7,000 members in industry, government and academia.
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Inmarsat Senior Vice President, U.S. Government, received a prestigious Women in Technology (WIT) Award at the 16th Annual Leadership Awards. The awards honour outstanding women who work in the Greater Washington, D.C. region and have exemplified unique vision, leadership and great success in the technology industry. Rebecca won the Corporate Public Sector category for her unstinting work helping to mentor and develop the careers of women in her profession, and for pioneering change in the technology community.
Inmarsat was the winner of the first annual Better Satellite World Awards, organised by the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI). It was one of only four organisations to receive an award in celebration of the enormous contributions of satellite technology to human welfare, the economy, safety, security, and the extension of knowledge. The award recognises Inmarsat’s role in providing critical satellite communications across land, at sea and in the air.
