July 1, 2008

Inmarsat, announced the opening of its Asia Solutions Laboratory in Singapore. The solutions lab will be used for customer demonstrations, training for partners, and the development of new solutions.

The Singapore solutions laboratory is equipped with a full range of BGAN and FleetBroadband terminals, dedicated end-to-end architecture and a conference room, which makes it possible for partners to bring their customers to the lab.

Mr. James Collett, Director of Commercial Services, Inmarsat said, “Demand for MSS has been increasing significantly and we see Asia continuing to make a strong contribution to our global revenues. The coming launch of our third Inmarsat-4 satellite will provide enhanced

coverage across Asia Pacific. To better support our partners and their customers in this region, we decided to set up our first solutions lab in Asia in Singapore, which we see as the gateway to the region with its pro-business environment, excellent infocomm infrastructure and strong technological capability.”

Inmarsat will be hiring individuals with experience in the mobile satellite communications space to support the work in the solutions lab.

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) recognises Inmarsat’s commitment to business excellence in Singapore. “We are pleased that Inmarsat has chosen Singapore as the preferred location for its first Asia-Pacific Solutions Laboratory. With Singapore’s strength in telecommunications, her position as one of the world's busiest ports and the proximity to the growth markets in Asia, we are optimistic that this new office will bring new growth opportunities to Inmarsat,” said Ms. Jacqueline Tan, Director, Infocomms & Media, EDB.

Inmarsat established its first solutions laboratory in London in 2006, where it was designed as an environment to test BGAN applications. Following positive feedback from partners, the company is replicating the labs in other regions in the world, especially in Asia where the company has seen a strong increase in demand for mobile satellite services (MSS) over the last five years.

Ms. Lisa Wagner, Inmarsat’s Representative in Singapore, shared, “We have been preparing for the opening of the Singapore Lab for some time and we’re very excited that it is now up and running. By the end of 2007, we had officially launched all three of our mobile broadband services – Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband – for the land, maritime and aeronautical markets respectively. We hope to encourage our partners to bring their customers to this office to test and see the benefits that two of our most important services, BGAN and FleetBroadband, can offer.”