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BRUSSELS: U.S. company Viasat<\/a>'s $7.3 billion bid for British satellite rival Inmarsat<\/a> may reduce competition in the aviation connectivity market, EU antitrust regulators warned on Monday as they opened a full-scale investigation into the deal.

The companies, which compete with market leaders
Panasonic<\/a> and Intelsat<\/a> in the market for Wi-Fi on long-haul flights, announced the tie-up in late 2021.

The European Commission said its concerns stem from
Viasat<\/a> and Inmarsat<\/a>'s standing as close competitors in Europe and globally for the supply of broadband inflight connectivity<\/a> (IFC) services to commercial airlines.

\"At this stage, the Commission is therefore concerned that by acquiring Inmarsat, Viasat may reduce competition in the supply of broadband IFC services to commercial airlines in the EEA and\/or globally,\" the EU competition enforcer said in a statement.

It said there were few alternative suppliers while technological and regulatory barriers would make it difficult for any new players to enter the market.

The commission said it would also investigate whether operators of non-geostationary satellites were likely to exert sufficient competitive pressure on the merged entity in the near future. It set a June 29 deadline for its decision.

Viasat, which owns and operates four geostationary earth orbit satellites, and Inmarsat, which has 15, said they would continue to engage with the EU watchdog and were confident that the deal would boost competition in the satellite communications market.

The EU concerns echoed those of the British competition agency, which opened an in-depth investigation into the deal in October last year.
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Viasat公司的国际海事卫星在欧盟反垄断十字准线

欧盟委员会(European Commission)表示,其担忧源于Viasat公司和海事卫星组织的地位接近竞争对手在欧洲和全球宽带机上连接(IFC)服务供应的商业航空公司。

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布鲁塞尔:美国公司Viasat公司73亿美元收购英国卫星的对手国际海事卫星可以减少连接航空市场的竞争,欧盟反垄断监管机构周一警告称,他们开了一个全面的调查。

该公司与市场领导者竞争松下国际通信卫星公司市场的wi - fi在长途飞行,在2021年底宣布结盟。

欧盟委员会(European Commission)表示,其源于担忧Viasat公司国际海事卫星的接近竞争对手站在欧洲和全球供应的宽带机上连接(IFC)服务的商业航空公司。

“在这个阶段,该委员会因此担心通过收购国际海事卫星,Viasat公司可能在宽带国际金融服务的供给减少竞争商业航空公司在欧洲经济区和/或在全球范围内,”欧盟竞争执行者在一份声明中说。

它说有一些替代供应商在技术和监管障碍会让任何新球员很难进入市场。

委员会还表示,将调查是否non-geostationary卫星运营商可能施加足够的竞争压力合并后的实体在不久的将来。它设置一个6月29日的最后期限的决定。

Viasat公司,由该公司拥有并运营四个同步地球轨道卫星,和海事卫星组织,有15个,说他们将继续与欧盟监管机构,相信这笔交易将提高卫星通信市场的竞争。

欧盟的担忧与英国竞争监管机构的开业深入调查这笔交易在去年10月。
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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>By Foo Yun Chee
<\/strong>
BRUSSELS: U.S. company Viasat<\/a>'s $7.3 billion bid for British satellite rival Inmarsat<\/a> may reduce competition in the aviation connectivity market, EU antitrust regulators warned on Monday as they opened a full-scale investigation into the deal.

The companies, which compete with market leaders
Panasonic<\/a> and Intelsat<\/a> in the market for Wi-Fi on long-haul flights, announced the tie-up in late 2021.

The European Commission said its concerns stem from
Viasat<\/a> and Inmarsat<\/a>'s standing as close competitors in Europe and globally for the supply of broadband inflight connectivity<\/a> (IFC) services to commercial airlines.

\"At this stage, the Commission is therefore concerned that by acquiring Inmarsat, Viasat may reduce competition in the supply of broadband IFC services to commercial airlines in the EEA and\/or globally,\" the EU competition enforcer said in a statement.

It said there were few alternative suppliers while technological and regulatory barriers would make it difficult for any new players to enter the market.

The commission said it would also investigate whether operators of non-geostationary satellites were likely to exert sufficient competitive pressure on the merged entity in the near future. It set a June 29 deadline for its decision.

Viasat, which owns and operates four geostationary earth orbit satellites, and Inmarsat, which has 15, said they would continue to engage with the EU watchdog and were confident that the deal would boost competition in the satellite communications market.

The EU concerns echoed those of the British competition agency, which opened an in-depth investigation into the deal in October last year.
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