Intellian, a provider of future-proof satellite communications solutions, has announced the opening of its London office, marking a long-term commitment to and investment in Europe and the UK.
The office will also be home to their ‘L-band centre of Excellence’, a best-in-class facility to enhance L-band product development and customer experience globally.
L-band
A centre of product innovation, the London base is focused on building the next generation of L-band terminals for existing and new market segments in both maritime and enterprise.
L-band is a satellite frequency providing extremely reliable and resilient communications across the world, often with global or extensive coverage. Intellian’s current range of L-band products includes the C700 designed for Iridium’s Certus network and the Intellian FB250 and Fleet One, for use on Inmarsat’s ELERA network.
New London office
By launching the ‘L-band centre of Excellence’, Intellian is tapping into the UK’s high-caliber talent pool
Located near Heathrow Airport, the new office is designed to be near key partners, increasing collaboration, whilst also providing ease of access for partners arriving from Europe and further afield.
By launching the ‘L-band centre of Excellence’, Intellian is tapping into the UK’s high-caliber talent pool, with targets to double the current employee numbers in the region.
centre’s engineering excellence
The centre’s engineering excellence provides the timely opportunity to innovate new product lines for L-band, serving demand from the growing industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sector.
Alongside the digitalization of industry, this launch comes at a time when the UK space industry is also growing. The development of next-generation products at Intellian’s UK lab will serve the rising demand for satellite communications resulting from the growth of the industry.
Real-time demonstration
The launch of the London headquarters builds on Intellian’s historically collaborative relationship with partners and customers, leveraging innovation to work together to overcome key customer challenges.
With a UK lab, Intellian can host European partners and demonstrate cutting-edge technologies to customers in real time, enhancing the process of partnership.
The new UK Intellian team
This facility will act as a great foundation for further investment and growth in the region
As well as acting as a key engineering hub, the facility will be the new home for the UK Intellian team, including; Sales, Marketing, and Product Management. This facility will act as a great foundation for further investment and growth in the region.
Govindan Nampoothiri, Senior Director, L-band centre of Excellence, comments, “We are so excited to launch the new London office, which will serve as an engineering hub to continue Intellian’s product line innovation and development. The ‘L-band centre of Excellence’ will not only strengthen our position as best-in-class pioneers in established maritime markets, but it also provides the key opportunity to enter into enterprise markets.”
Growth and innovation
Jon Harrison, Vice President and General Manager, EMEA Intellian, on the launch, “We are very proud to announce that our global ‘L-band centre of Excellence’ is open."
"This new office and R&D lab demonstrates our ongoing commitment to investing in the UK and Europe and marks an exciting step in Intellian’s growth and enhanced product innovation. This launch will further drive our mission to deliver the highest levels of partner and customer service and provide best-in-class solutions.”
Global Operations Centre
“Our London base allows us to serve in-region partners and customers directly, offering a convenient facility to host product demonstrations."
"When choosing a home for the L-band centre of Excellence, the facility needed to be located near a key transport hub, making it accessible to our valued overseas partners and colleagues. This new UK centre compliments our recently opened Global Operations Centre in Rotterdam, creating a truly powerful combination to support our European partners.”
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