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The Latest Breaking News from Inmarsat

Viasat Acquisition of Inmarsat Approved by European Commission

The $7.3 billion deal is expected to close by the end of May

TV Tech

FCC Approves Viasat's Proposed Acquisition of Inmarsat

The EU has yet to rule on the deal

TV Tech

Viasat expects to complete long-awaited acquisition of Inmarsat by the end of this month

Carlsbad satellite Internet provider Viasat expects to complete its pending buyout of rival Inmarsat this month — bulking up the combined companies' competitive position amid stiff competition in the satellite broadband market.

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Inmarsat I-4F1 satellite outage disables tractor GPS services for farming operations and some maritime safety

Big agricultural businesses that sell GPS-reliant technology are being inundated with calls as farmers around Australia and New Zealand are forced to use rudimentary systems to spray and plant their crops.

ABC News

Cosmic 'highway code' could help combat the space junk threat

New guidelines from governments and the space sector include "rules of the road" that could help reduce risky collisions between space junk and spacecraft.

Space

Call for ‘highway code’ to tackle space junk

The European Space Agency estimates there are 36,500 objects larger than 10cm currently floating in space.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: Why TikTok’s been fined almost £13 million

Plus, Tech & Science Daily speak to Inmarsat on the space ‘highway code’

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‘The greatest aviation mystery of all time’: what really happened to flight MH370?

A Netflix docuseries tries to untangle the many theories surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight that shocked the world

The Guardian - US

CMA clears Viasat Inmarsat merger

The UK competition regulator has provisionally cleared the merger between American and British satellite giants Viasat and Inmarsat.

Evening Standard

British teenagers have VIP access to Florida satellite launch

The pair were at the Kennedy Space Centre on as the Inmarsat I-6 F2 satellite launched successfully into orbit.

The Independent UK

Faster Wi-Fi on Planes Is Taking Off. Profits Aren't.

The long-awaited arrival of free, dependable Wi-Fi on planes will be a boon to fliers in the coming years. Investors, maybe not so much.

Bangkok Post

Inmarsat takeover on hold as CMA launches in-depth investigation

The CMA said the deal would not substantially reduce competition amid rapid expansion in the sector.

Evening Standard

Inflight wifi could be pricier if takeover of UK satellite firm goes ahead, says CMA

Competition and Markets Authority says other operators may not be able to compete after merger of Inmarsat and Viasat

The Guardian - UK

US satellite firm’s takeover of Inmarsat ‘not a step-in-and-steal deal’

Viasat says it ‘isn’t about ripping out cost to make the numbers’, and it has longstanding relationship in UK

The Guardian - UK

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