Inmarsat still trying to restore satellite phone services in Asia Pacific

TAMPA, Fla. — Inmarsat has restored maritime and aviation safety capabilities on its I-4 F1 satellite over Asia Pacific but is still trying to recover services for L-band phones that have been down for nearly a week.

All services on the spacecraft have been restored following the outage except for its Global Satellite Phone Service (GSPS), an Inmarsat spokesperson said April 21, although work continues on “optimizing performance and addressing some specific residual issues.”

The operator declined to detail these residual issues but said safety services that include its…