Company Timeline

2009

  •  Acquisition of Stratos by Inmarsat (April)

2007

  • Acquisition of Stratos by CIP Canada (December)

2006

  • Acquisition of Xantic B.V. (February)
  • Stratos Forms Stratos Government Services Inc (July)

2005

  • Acquisition of Plenexis Holdings GmbH (January)

2003

  • Aliant sells investment in Stratos

2001

  • Station 12's new name is Xantic (March)

2000

  • Acquisition of Shell Offshore Services Company (April)
  • New Station 12 result of the merger between KPN's Station 12 and Telstro Global Satellite (April)
  • Acquisition of Seven Seas Communications, Inc. (July)
  • Acquisition of Rig Telephones, Inc., doing business as Datacom (October)
  • Acquisition of British Telecommunication's p.l.c. Aeronautical & Maritime Division (December)

1998

  • Acquisition of MarineSat Communuications Network, Inc. (August)
  • Acquisition of Teleglobe Canada Inc.'s Inmarsat assets (September)
  • Acquisition of American Mobile Satellite Corp. (MSS Division) (October)
  • Acquisition of Nova-Net Communications, Inc. (November)

1997

  • Acquisition of IDB Mobile Communications, Inc. (April)

1993

  • Launch of the name Station 12

1991

  • Inauguration LES in Burum, start of commerical sale of Inmarsat services

1923

  • Installation of Radio Kootwijk for long wave telegraph transmission

1904

  • Start of Scheveningen Radio (Coastal Station)