The award recognizes the groundbreaking Iridium OpenPort® system, which is the world’s first and only global high-speed voice and data service for the maritime market. With its small footprint and light weight, the Iridium OpenPort omni-directional antenna array can be quickly installed in any convenient location on deck. It does not require a stabilization platform and is virtually maintenance free. With no moving parts, the array reduces the risk of failure or downtime and lowers the total cost of operations. Iridium OpenPort delivers up to three phone lines for simultaneous use and features always-on data with speeds up to 128 kbps – on an all-IP backbone. Cambridge Consultants, an international technology company with one of the world’s largest independent wireless development teams, has provided services to Iridium since 2003. Organized annually by GTB, the Innovation Awards are designed to honor innovative projects involving telecoms operators and service providers around the world, in association with their vendors and suppliers. Iridium and Cambridge Consultants joined 300 other telecommunication industry leaders from around the world at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in London, U.K., on June 16th, 2009. The ceremony was sponsored by Juniper Networks and Hewlett-Packard.
Satnews Daily
June 18th, 2009
Iridium Finds The U.K. A Most Awarding Environment—And So Does Cambridge Consultants
The award recognizes the groundbreaking Iridium OpenPort® system, which is the world’s first and only global high-speed voice and data service for the maritime market. With its small footprint and light weight, the Iridium OpenPort omni-directional antenna array can be quickly installed in any convenient location on deck. It does not require a stabilization platform and is virtually maintenance free. With no moving parts, the array reduces the risk of failure or downtime and lowers the total cost of operations. Iridium OpenPort delivers up to three phone lines for simultaneous use and features always-on data with speeds up to 128 kbps – on an all-IP backbone. Cambridge Consultants, an international technology company with one of the world’s largest independent wireless development teams, has provided services to Iridium since 2003. Organized annually by GTB, the Innovation Awards are designed to honor innovative projects involving telecoms operators and service providers around the world, in association with their vendors and suppliers. Iridium and Cambridge Consultants joined 300 other telecommunication industry leaders from around the world at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in London, U.K., on June 16th, 2009. The ceremony was sponsored by Juniper Networks and Hewlett-Packard.