Inmarsat orchestrates new hybrid network

Satellite operator to invest $100m in at least 150 LEO satellites to create a multi-orbit constellation combined with a terrestrial 5G network.
Inmarsat announced plans to create a ‘multi-orbit’ constellation called Orchestra, intensifying competition in an increasingly crowded market in space.
The UK-based satellite operator aims to add a terrestrial 5G network and a small constellation of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites to its existing and planned group of satellites in geostation