Satcom News


MTN Worldwide TV Now Available to All Vessels

Aug 28, 2012

MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) announce MTN Worldwide TV is now available to commercial shipping, ferry, oil & gas and yacht customers.MTN Worldwide TV is the first fully-digital, multi-channel television service for the maritime industry…

Asia-Pacific Summit Alert for Immarsat Users

Aug 27, 2012

A summit of leaders from 21 Pacific-Rim countries may have implications for Inmarsat customers transiting Russian waters.Under Russian law, customers using Inmarsat BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband services must register if travelling in Russian waters…

SAILOR FleetBroadband Chosen by Thome Ship Management

Aug 21, 2012

Thrane & Thrane – a Cobham plc company – to supply SAILOR FleetBroadband terminals to ships managed by Thome.Thome Ship Management is an international shipping service supplier that manages a diverse fleet in excess of 180 vessels, under a new frame agreement facilitated by AND Group plc…

CAT Introduce New Engine Monitoring, Boat Tracking System

Aug 19, 2012

Caterpillar introduce a remote tracking, monitoring, & notification system, 'gplink' for Cat® powered yachts & other vessels.gplink protects vessels by monitoring engine operating parameters and engine diagnostic codes as well as on-board critical systems such as bilge levels…

Maritime Voice Application 'Connect at Sea' Introduced

Aug 16, 2012

MTN Satellite Communications & Wireless Maritime Services partner to introduce first maritime voice application. MTN Satellite Communications (MTN),  and Wireless Maritime Services (WMS),  announce the availability of the 'Connect at Sea' voice application…

Telmar to Supply Broadband SatCom for Essberger Fleet

Aug 14, 2012

Telemar Group through its German subsidiary Telemar GmbH to provide broadband satellite communication for the 37-strong fleet.The Essberger Group, operating a fleet of35 vessels currently, is a diversified group with activities in t shipowning and shipmanagement…

Thuraya Raises the Remote Access Streaming Bar to 512 Kbps

Aug 06, 2012

Thuraya and Geolink offer broadcasters a faster, more 
reliable and cheaper IT solution
.Thuraya delivers data and voice satellite communications solutions in remote locations for the energy, media, government, NGO and maritime sectors.    
Thuraya Telecommunications Company…

Dubai's Skystream Meets Connectivity Demands in Maritime & Energy Sectors

Jul 27, 2012

Sky-Stream selects two Eutelsat satellites to support increasing demands from maritime and energy sectors.Dubai-based Sky-Stream has selected capacity on two satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) to respond to…

New secretary for Platform Broadband@Sea

Jul 25, 2012

HME has outsourced the executing activities of Platform Broadband@Sea to Ron Vollenga of  Outsource-IT Management. HME remains the owner of the Platform, Ron Vollenga will coordinate the activities and events on behalf of HME. Broadband@Sea promotes transparency in the maritime broadband market…

Thuraya Appoints Vice President of Marketing

Jul 10, 2012

Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced the appointment of Mr. T. Sanford Jewett as their new Vice President, Marketing.  Mr. Jewett brings his expertise in international markets to Thuraya and will play a major role in leading the expansion of Thuraya’s global marketing strategies…

AIS Satellite Launch Date Set

Jul 10, 2012

Surrey Statellite Technology (SST) announce launch date of exactView-1 Automatic Identification Satellite (AIS)The highest detection performance Automatic Identification System (AIS) satellite ever built, will be launched by a Soyuz launch…

Twitter Buoy Informs Ocean Race Sailors

Jun 19, 2012

'Twitter buoy' keeps sailors in touch with Galway conditions as  Volvo Ocean Race competitors reach the finishing lineSailing enthusiasts all over the world are being kept abreast of conditions in Galway Bay ahead of the grand finale of the…

Globe Wireless: July Release of R6 for Globe iFusion

Jun 18, 2012

Globe Wireless said that  its latest software release, R6 for Globe iFusion,will be launched in July 2012 and will be a free upgrade to all existing users. The software will feature the following enhancements:  a Fixed-Multiple Voice solution for Fleet Broadband…

Voyage Planning, Monitoring, System for MSC Fleet

Jun 17, 2012

MSC Cruises installs a Quality Postioning Services's VP & MS system in its fleetMSC Cruises has worked with independent software design company Quality Positioning Services (QPS)  on a high performance, real-time vessel track, trace and emergency monitoring system…

Fleet Broadband – 30,000 Terminals Activated

Jun 08, 2012

Inmarsat, provider of global mobile satellite communications services, say more than 30,000 maritime broadband terminals now activatedThis milestone was reached with the installation of a FleetBroadband 500(TM) on Olympic Future, a Greek-flagged crude oil tanker…

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