EMS Technologies Inc. completed its acquisition of DSpace Pty. Ltd., an Australian company which helped develop the satellite radio protocols for Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, EMS announced July 26.

EMS paid $5.7 million for DSpace, which will become part of EMS’s Satcom Division

"We are pleased that the acquisition is now complete, and we can begin to benefit from the synergy of DSpace and EMS’s Satcom business to fully exploit opportunities we see to grow our leadership position in aeronautical broadband communications,” Paul Domorski, president  and CEO of EMS.