Marlink Group, backed by Apax Partners (France), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of ITC Global, a leading provider of satellite communications solutions, from Panasonic. Upon completion of […]
Maritime
NSSLGlobal Adds Iridium GMDSS To Their Suite Of Commercial Services
NSSLGlobal has announced that the company is now an authorized launch partner for Iridium Communications’ new Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). NSSLGlobal has a long and successful track […]
Gilat To Equip Hundreds Of Vessels In Asia With SATCOM Services
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has been selected to equip hundreds of boats, vessels and cruise ships with satellite communications and the company’s modems and transceivers have been […]
Speedcast Sells Maritime Service Contracts To Inmarsat
Speedcast International Limited and Inmarsat have recently announced that they have reached agreement on the sale of Speedcast’s primary Fleet Xpress, FleetBroadband and Fleet One service contracts to Inmarsat. The […]
Speedcast Agrees to Sell Primary Maritime Customer Contracts to Inmarsat
Moving ahead to emerge from its Chapter 11 proceedings announced earlier this year, Speedcast is working with Inmarsat. They have reached an agreement on the sale of Speedcast’s primary Fleet […]
IEC Telecom Intros Their Comms Solution For Vessels In Asia
IEC Telecom Group (IEC Telecom) has introduced their OneGate Marine Compact to equip small and medium sized vessels in Asia with VSAT-like connectivity by optimizing L-Band capacity. Following its successful […]
METIS Becomes A Certified Application Provider For Inmarsat Fleet Data Customers
METIS Cyberspace Technology SA and Inmarsat have signed an agreement for METIS to join the growing group of certified application providers to offer a dedicated application for Inmarsat’s Fleet Data […]
Thuraya’s StarTrack Launching For Fishing Vessels In Collaboration With FrontM
Thuraya, the mobile satellite services subsidiary of the UAE’s Al Yah Satellite Communication Company (Yahsat), is collaborating with FrontM to launch Thuraya SatTrack, a cloud-based tracking and monitoring service that […]
Five Year Contract For Inmarsat + Cobham SATCOM For 732 Fishing Vessel Connectivity
Inmarsat and Cobham SATCOM have been awarded a new contract to connect 732 fishing vessels active in the Maldives Economic Exclusion Zone to Inmarsat’s Fleet One maritime broadband services. Cobham’s […]
ORBCOMM’s AIS Contract With MarineTraffic Is Extended Thru 2023
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has extended their contract with MarineTraffic through the end of 2023 for ORBCOMM’s satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data used for ship tracking and other maritime […]