Vizada has agreed to become a global distribution partner for the Iridium OpenPortSM service. Vizada will combine the Iridium OpenPort service with the Vizada Solutions™ portfolio for comprehensive communications’ solutions to the maritime community. Iridium’s OpenPort provides an always-on, standard Ethernet connection and three voice lines that can be used simultaneously, to deliver reliable, cost-effective data and voice communications for shipping and fishing fleets around the world. Vizada will offer a number of service packages that bundle data usage and voice minutes for one low monthly fee with larger-volume voice and data packages offering progressive per-unit discounts. Service packages will be available at speeds of 9.6kbps, 32kbps, 64kbps and 128kbps. Peter Döhle Schiffarts-KG, one of the world’s largest chartering agents and owners with a fleet of approximately 350 container ships and bulk cargo freighters, will beta-test the service with Vizada in anticipation of the commercial launch—Paris, France and Washington D.C.
Iridium and Vizada Supply a Boat Load of Solutions
Vizada has agreed to become a global distribution partner for the Iridium OpenPortSM service. Vizada will combine the Iridium OpenPort service with the Vizada Solutions™ portfolio for comprehensive communications’ solutions to the maritime community. Iridium’s OpenPort provides an always-on, standard Ethernet connection and three voice lines that can be used simultaneously, to deliver reliable, cost-effective data and voice communications for shipping and fishing fleets around the world. Vizada will offer a number of service packages that bundle data usage and voice minutes for one low monthly fee with larger-volume voice and data packages offering progressive per-unit discounts. Service packages will be available at speeds of 9.6kbps, 32kbps, 64kbps and 128kbps. Peter Döhle Schiffarts-KG, one of the world’s largest chartering agents and owners with a fleet of approximately 350 container ships and bulk cargo freighters, will beta-test the service with Vizada in anticipation of the commercial launch—Paris, France and Washington D.C.
