FleetBroadband Available In November
[09-25-07 – Satellite Today] Stratos Global Corp. introduced its maritime broadband satellite communications solution based on Inmarsat's FleetBroadband, Stratos announced Sept. 19. The service is...
View ArticleSpeedCast CEO Confident Of Strong Early Take-Up For Maritime Service
[Satellite News – 4-7-08] SpeedCast CEO Pierre-Jean Beylier believes the company will have 100 ships installed with its new global maritime broadband service in the first year of operation. SpeedCast,...
View ArticleSpeedCast CEO Sees Maritime, Cellular Opportunities
SpeedCast, a subsidiary of AsiaSat, is a multi-faceted service provider in Asia specializing in delivering to land or sea communications solutions ranging from broadband Internet to managed bandwidth...
View ArticleCommercial Satcoms On The Move Enabling Technologies and Emerging Markets
In the past two years, the development of new satellite communications-on-the-move products and service offerings has been heating up. Whether live news video streaming from moving vehicles, rear-seat...
View ArticleOrbit CEO Discusses Asia Train Operator Deals, Importance of Maritime Business
[Satellite News 09-04-09] Orbit Technology Group believes it is in a strong position to sell one of its latest satellite communications antenna solutions to train operators in Asia, after successful...
View ArticleVizada CEO Outlines Technology Plan to Maximize Maritime Growth
[Satellite News 01-29-10] Vizada will make a major product push in the maritime market this year, with Inmarsat,Iridium and Thuraya as partners targeting ship crew communications, Vizada CEO Erik...
View ArticleInmarsat Invests $1.2 Billion in Boeing Ka-Band Satellite Deal
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Inmarsat will invest more than $1 billion in three Ka-band satellites that will be manufactured by Boeing based on the 702 high-power platform, which be used to launch...
View ArticleSingTel Flooded With New Maritime Business As Sector Sees Growth in Asia
[Satellite News 08-19-10] SingTel’s maritime services sector now generates about half of the company’s total revenues, and the operator now is looking to increase consumer uptake, SingTel Vice...
View ArticleFCC Jurisdiction for Maritime Communications
If a maritime vessel is in no-man’s land, does that equate to being in no-rules land? With regards to satellite maritime communications, it may appear so, but it’s not quite the case. The improvement...
View ArticleA Maritime Regulatory Strategy
In September, we discussed maritime regulations in the United States as stated in the rules for Earth Stations on Vessels (ESV). Here, we expand our discussion to include general guidelines as part of...
View ArticleSpeedCast CEO Planing Multi-Vertical, Geographic Market Expansion in 2011
[Satellite News 03-07-11] Satellite telecommunications service provider SpeedCast has seen solid growth in recent years and expects this trend to continue in 2011 as it begins an initiative to expand...
View ArticleNew MTN COO Says Diversification is the Key
[Satellite News 05-24-11] MTN Satellite Communications’ new President and COO, Errol Olivier, says one of the main challenges he faces in this new role is to generate revenues in non-core markets for...
View ArticleMaritime Becoming Prime Time For Satellite Companies
With demands for bandwidth set to increase, satellite players are vying to supply the crowded maritime sector with more effective communications solutions, as shipping operators look to satellite to...
View ArticleEric Béranger, CEO, Astrium Services
EADS acquired independent global satellite-based mobility communication services provider Vizada this past August for 673 million euros ($934.32 million). The deal, which is still awaiting final...
View ArticleNear Earth’s John Stone: Synergies, Mergers Key to Cultivating Maritime Market
[Satellite News 12-03-12] In late December, Pole Star, Absolute Software and Absolute Maritime Tracking Services completed a three-company merge into a London-based entity providing a combination of...
View ArticleKVH Executives Plan Aggressive Mini-VSAT Campaign to Build on 2011 Growth
[Satellite News 02-13-12] KVH Industries is riding a considerable wave of growth in the mini-VSAT broadband market, which CEO Martin Kits van Heyningen attributed to a 94 percent increase in its...
View ArticleEuroconsult Highlights Maritime Growth Potential for MSS, VSAT Markets
[Satellite News 03-08-12] The number of satellite communications terminals deployed in the global maritime market will nearly double in the next decade with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7...
View ArticleInmarsat Maritime President Sees More Customers Moving to Larger Data Plans
[Satellite News 05-08-12] MSS operator Inmarsat has ramped up its plans to sell new solutions to the maritime market in recent weeks after the operator announced that 12 maritime communications...
View ArticleTSBc CEO: Maritime Market Ripe for Successful Ka-band Business Model
[Satellite News 09-18-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) is one of a number of operators that sees a great opportunity in the maritime market. The company, which is planning on launching its...
View ArticleMaritime Market 2.0: Services at Sea More Competitive Than Ever
A land grab is happening in the maritime market as the demand for better on-board connectivity and communications infrastructure increases and satellite companies jockey for position. The pace of...
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