Ship Surveillance Activities By French To Be Enhanced With SwiftBroadband
French naval surveillance aircraft will take to the skies armed with SwiftBroadband connectivity.
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Ahoy! Furuno, Eutelsat and SpeedCast Lock Into Maritime Agreement
Furuno has stepped into the MVSAT airtime broadband market in Ku-band with its new "SafeComNet" Service by using the Auto Beam Switching (ABS) Ku-band broadband maritime service, satellite capacity and teleport services of its partners Eutelsat and SpeedCast which provides maritime fleets with seamless communications across all major shipping lanes and regions covered by Ku-band satellites.
Read MoreBMI Goes Mobil With Test Runs
They are giving it a try for six months — BMI has become the first UK airline to offer its passengers the use of their mobile devices in-flight via Inmarsat. The airline is testing the service using OnAir's Mobile OnAir equipment on an Airbus A320 flying between London and Moscow.
Read MoreGVF Focus On Maritime Satellite Broadband Communications, Need Now More Than Ever
Recent headline news of the latest of a growing number of acts of high-seas piracy — the latest incident off the Horn of Africa — has brought a renewed emphasis on the vital and increasing importance of the freedom and security of the oceans.
Read MoreMaritime SatCom Melded Into New GVF Conference
GVF is presenting the Broadband Maritime Conference — New Communications Networking Offshore & the High Seas — February 18th and 19th, 2009, at the Marina Mandarin, Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square in Singapore.
Read MoreAiring Out A Partnership, Vizada + Eclipse
Vizada and Eclipse have just signed an agreement to jointly cater to the mobile satellite communications needs of the aeronautical community. The two partners have begun providing services to the French Navy, including the activation of the SwiftBroadband service on its Dassault Falcon 50M maritime surveillance aircraft.
Read MoreSwiftbroadband’ed On Air Employed By Kuwaiti + Pakistani Airlines
Airlines in Kuwait and Pakistan are the latest to announce their intention to fit OnAir's in-flight connectivity solution to enable passengers to use mobile devices during flight.
Read MoreSlick Stratos SatChatCard Now Improved
Stratos Global Corp has introduced ChatCard Online 5.0 to improve the order-processing performance of its popular ChatCard and eChatCard maritime crew calling services.
Read MoreMaritime SatCom Solution Enhancements Completed By Globe Wireless
Globe Wireless has made available a new version of the Rydex software, now branded GlobeRydex.
Read MoreIridium’s Small Handset = Vizada’s Bundle Of Joy
Vizada, a provider of global satellite communications solutions has integrated the Iridium 9555 handset into its mobile satellite services (MSS) portfolio.
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