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Telecomworldwire, Sept 24, 2008
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-24 September 2008-Inmarsat activates over 1,000 FleetBroadband terminals(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT), a provider of mobile satellite communications, announced on Tuesday (23 September) that its FleetBroadband service, launched in November 2007, now has more than 1,000 activated terminals in the market.
According to the company, its service features broadband speeds of up to 432kb/s, a voice service at landline quality and a simultaneous voice and data capability that supports multiple calls and data connections.
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The company also said that last week shipping company A. P. Moller - Maersk signed a contract with Marlink for a large-scale retrofit of Inmarsat FleetBroadband across its Maersk Supply Service and Maersk Tankers Fleet. The two-year retrofit programme is believed to be the largest in the history of maritime satellite communications, with over 150 vessels being converted to FleetBroadband in the first phase.
No financial details were disclosed.
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