Stratos Global Corp. [TSX: SGB] announced the commercial availability of their new maritime broadband satellite communications solution based on Inmarsat‘s FleetBroadband service. FleetBroadband from Stratos offers a wide range of value-added services to provide ship managers with optimal communications performance and cost efficiency.
Stratos also made known the company has initiated a FleetBroadband field trial with its long-standing customer, the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN). The field trial establishes the RNLN as the first organization to activate the FleetBroadband service. The three-month field trial is being conducted onboard the RNLN Van Kinsbergen in Western European waters, including the Western Baltic. FleetBroadband from Stratos represents an extension of Stratos’ maritime communications portfolio, which includes a wide range of VSAT and GSM solutions.
Last week, Stratos expanded its maritime portfolio with the addition of GSM Oceanwide, a dedicated, global GSM service for crewmembers and officers of merchant ships. Using Inmarsat satellites, the service allows seafarers to use their existing mobile phones on board merchant ships in deep ocean waters, exactly as they would in port or on land. Last month, Stratos announced it had reached the milestone of 100 million messages sent via its AmosConnect maritime satellite communications services. AmosConnect from Stratos is an easy-to-use, yet highly sophisticated email service that seamlessly integrates email, fax, telex,GSM text, interoffice communication and access for mobile personnel into a single messaging system. AmosConnect Crew is an all-in-one communication solution for crewmembers. Combining AmosConnect and ChatCard, AmosConnect Crew enables personnel at sea to stay in contact with home via calling, email and SMS at low-cost rates.
FleetBroadband is the maritime version of Inmarsat’s successful Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service. Since its introduction in 2005, BGAN has been widely adopted for land-mobile applications by military and NGO agencies, media organizations, first responders and professionals in many other industries worldwide. For further information, visit www.thepowerofmobilebroadband.com—Bethesda, Maryland
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