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Inmarsat was set up by the UN in 1979 to monitor and safeguard shipping from space. Now a private company, it has become a market leader in mobile satellite communications. Simon Jack met the boss Rupert Pearce at its high-tech mission control in East London. "It's very capital intensive and it's a very long term business because the assets last 20 to 25 years," he said. "What any business needs...is stability. The UK remains a very good solid place to do business," he added.
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