Inmarsat Maritime expands NexusWave bonded connectivity with ViaSat‑3 capacity

Inmarsat Maritime announced the next phase of its NexusWave bonded connectivity service, integrating capacity from Viasat’s ViaSat‑3 satellite network. The move will “dramatically increase” bonded throughput for maritime customers and extend the service to aviation subscribers, leveraging ViaSat‑3’s high‑capacity Ka‑band footprint.

Discovered 2025-12-01T20:23:40.139644-08:00 | 2025-12-01T20:23:40.139644-08:00

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The deal brings ViaSat‑3 capacity — which Viasat says will add >1 Tbps and more than double its global bandwidth — directly into NexusWave, materially increasing bonded throughput for vessels and airborne platforms (see ViaSat‑3 capacity details: https://hype.aero/?story=e8025ca3-36b3-49ec-ba62-c1465c20d3bc).
It ties Inmarsat’s bonded‑link technology to Viasat’s broader capacity expansion and multi‑orbit strategy, following Viasat’s announced investments to add satellite capacity and its efforts to pair GEO with LEO links (context: https://hype.aero/?story=07415456-7b2b-4e20-a563-bd68d2d3aa59 and https://hype.aero/?story=c070235c-fb05-4e8d-808c-5091d0529914).
The move is a clear response to market pressure from LEO entrants and shifting maritime/aviation satcom dynamics, reinforcing incumbent strategies to upgrade throughput, resilience and service differentiation (market context: https://hype.aero/?story=4ec2631c-fd8f-43c6-97ad-0ec6939d91d5).

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