Satcom News

 

KVH Expands Coverage to Africa

Jan 20, 2010

KVH Industries (NASDAQ:KVHI) announced the successful activation of its mini-VSAT Broadband(SM) service in Africa. The latest step in the joint effort by KVH and ViaSat to offer a seamless global broadband network for vessels and aircraft, the…

KVH’s Mini-VSAT Broadband Gov’t Approval

Dec 22, 2009

KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted permanent “Earth Station onboard – Vessel” or ESV license authority for KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband satellite communications service. This…

Inmarsat Activates 5,000th FB Terminal

Dec 16, 2009

Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT) announced that it has activated the 5,000th FleetBroadband terminal.  This figure represents commercially active SIM cards passing operational traffic. The 5,000 FleetBroadband terminals activated through Inmarsat’s…

Zakher Marine Upgrades to FleetBroadband 150

Nov 30, 2009

Stratos Global Corporation, global provider of mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, announced it is upgrading Zakher Marine International Inc. (ZMI) vessels to Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) mobile broadband satellite service…

USCG Deploys KVH TracPhone V7 Satellite

Nov 19, 2009

In an effort to expand its communications capacity and take advantage of affordable, emerging commercial satellite services, the United States Coast Guard is in the process of deploying the TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband service from KVH Industries…

Marlink KU-Band Services, North Sea Region

Oct 22, 2009

Marlink has expanded its Ku-band coverage to the North Sea. The coverage expansion will enable Marlink to offer WaveCall(T) to customers operating in the region. The introduction of WaveCall(T) in the Northern Europe region will provide significant…

Globe Wireless Distributes Satlink FleetBroadband

Oct 20, 2009

Globe Wireless and Satlink announced the signing of a Marketing and Distribution Agreement which appoints Globe Wireless as a distributor of Satlink’s Inmarsat FleetBroadband 150 and 250 equipment. Globe Wireless has also made an initial substantial order of FleetBroadband units…

Iridium, H2OSatellite on Beluga’s NE Passage Transit

Oct 14, 2009

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) and H2OSatellite provided critical satellite communications for Beluga Shipping’s successful pioneering transit of the challenging Northeast Passage this summer. The Beluga ships relied on Iridium OpenPort…

Logistics News

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