The International Maritime Satellite Corporation (INMARSAT) was formed in 1979 to provide safety and other communication services to the maritime community. Today it serves a wide range of business and government customers on land, at sea and in the air. It provides global voice, data and IP communications solutions, in a range of cross-platform mobile and fixed satellite microwave and wireless technologies. It enables users to make phone calls or connect to the internet — whenever and wherever they need — on land, at sea or in the air.