RRsat Appointed as Inmarsat Distribution Partner for Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Services

AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, ISRAEL–(Marketwired – Nov 20, 2013) – Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has appointed Station711, the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) arm of RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) as a Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Distribution Partner.

The new distribution agreement expands Station711’s longstanding relationship with Inmarsat and is a strong indicator of the strength of the partnership. Station711 has been a Distribution Partner for Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband maritime service and its GSPS handheld service for several years.

The new BGAN distribution agreement enables Station711 to offer the benefits of Inmarsat’s award-winning L-band service to the government and defense markets throughout Israel. These services include BGAN HDR, a new high-data rate-streaming service. RRsat will leverage BGAN HDR and other BGAN-based services to expand its offerings for both new and…