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Maritime Broadband Service Boosted by Satellite Optimization

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September 28, 2010

Maritime Broadband Service Boosted by Satellite Optimization

By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor


Eutelsat Communications, a satellite operator, and SpeedCast Limited, a satellite telecommunications service provider, have further expanded the reach of their regional maritime broadband service, with the extension of their 60 cm coverage to include the Mediterranean region.


Officials with Eutelsat (News - Alert) said that the 60 cm service is part of the company and SpeedCast’s overall global maritime broadband network, which is one of the most widely deployed VSAT offerings in the world.

Company officials said that in addition to the 60 cm Ku-band systems, the global network includes 1 m Ku-band and 2.4 m C-band systems.

The smaller form factor 60 cm marine antenna is ideally suited for small-to-mid-sized vessels such as yachts, fishing, and coast guard vessels, which operate along coastlines and regional waters. The smaller size and lighter weight of the 60 cm marine antenna better meets the needs of these vessels and allows for a lower investment.

According to company officials, the expansion of Mediterranean coverage for the 60 cm service complements SpeedCast (News - Alert) and Eutelsat’s coverage plans, which include the Caribbean, South East Asia, Middle East & India, East Asia & China, and Australian regions.

Customers benefit from this broad range of coverage with the ability to utilize the service in multiple regions.

Customers of the 60 cm service, company officials said, also enjoy all of the same benefits as the advanced technologies used for the larger 1 m Ku-band and 2.4 m C-band antenna systems.

They include DVB-S2 encoding for bandwidth optimization and Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) for optimized power utilization and consistent performance in all weather conditions.

Company officials pointed out that the customers can also leverage SpeedCast and Eutelsat’s advanced monitoring and asset tracking solution, named “SMART” (SpeedCast’s Monitoring And Reporting Tools).

This value-added-service allows vessel tracking, network management, service level performance monitoring and more. SMART can be accessed securely from any location via a Web-based network management portal, for greater visibility and control of customers’ fleet and business.

“Addressing the high market demand from ship-owners for extended coverage in the Mediterranean for the 60 cm service, was a further important step for Eutelsat and SpeedCast,” said Laurent Paul, director, maritime services, Eutelsat, in a statement.

Paul said that this demand demonstrates how VSAT services are now fully integrated as a core solution in the regional maritime broadband market.

“With the expansion of our 60cm maritime service to include the Mediterranean, we provide our customers operating smaller vessels and antennas, with more regional beams to enjoy the service in different part of the world. In addition to the Caribbean and several other regions in Asia, customers now have a wide choice of multiple regional beams to operate in,” said Nick Dukakis, vice president for maritime & offshore services, SpeedCast

Dukakis said that together with the company’s global roaming 1m maritime service, customers on the company’s network have the greatest choice of service plans, equipment and operating regions to accommodate all budgets.


Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Erin Monda

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