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HOW IS YOUR ORGANIZATION CHANGING
THE GAME WITHIN YOUR INDUSTRY
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GX10 is a clear example of shaking things up and
making things different, both internally and within
our industry. From GX1 to GX9, Inmarsat has always
been contracting and building the satellites for our
Global Xpress network. Owning and operating the
infrastructure gives us control over the quality (re-
liability, availability) and security aspects required
by our most demanding (government) custom-
ers. GX10 represents the first time that Inmarsat
will rely upon a long-term partnership to build and
operate the satellites that will be seamlessly inte-
grated into our GX network, enabling the delivery
of both commercial services and highly reliable
and secure communications over the Arctic. GX10
payloads are on board the ASBM satellites, owned
and operated by Space Norway. Building this trust
has been possible thanks to the governmental na-
ture of the stakeholders involved: US Air Forces
and Norwegian MoD are, together with Inmarsat,
the end-users of the two ASBM satellites. By join-
ing forces in this way, this partnership has made
the program economically viable and is pioneering
the great potential for future governments and in-
dustry collaborations.
DIRECTOR, SPACECRAFT INFRASTRUCTURE
AND ADVANCED PAYLOADS
INMARSAT
EVA MARIA
GONZALEZ ESTEBAN
The best solution is not
always the perfect one,
but the conciliatory one!
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE
YOU RECEIVED?
For the interview, see page 42
