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Iridium gains trio of Japanese regulatory approvals

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) reports that Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has approved regulatory amendments necessary to allow for Japanese adoption of Iridium Certus broadband, Iridium Controller–Pilot Data

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Inmarsat tunes up for the future of communications

Over the next five years, mobile communications giant Inmarsat is to invest $100 million into what it says will be the largest ever transformation of its services, creating “the communications network of

Digitalization in maritime shipping

How COVID-19 has driven a technology revolution in shipping

By Alexander Buchmann, Managing Director, Hanseaticsoft CONTRIBUTED CONTENT: Hanseaticsoft is an established global provider of cloud-based software for the maritime industry. Last year, satcom specialist IEC Telecom highlighted that demand for digital

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Inmarsat lands Clearwater Seafood Fleet Xpress contract

Clearwater Seafood, Canada’s largest vessel-operating seafood company, has reached an agreement with mobile satcom leader Inmarsat that will see it install the Fleet Xpress combination of high speed Ka-band and continuous FleetBroadband

Satcom milestone: KVH ships 10,000th VSAT system

Maritime mobile connectivity leader KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), has shipped its 10,000th VSAT satellite communications system. This is the latest milestone for a company whose maritime satcom innovation began in 2007

ICT at sea: Inmarsat publishes best practices guide

As day-to-day operations at sea become ever more reliant on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), satcom services provider Inmarsat has published a practical guide to help ship managers build onboard networks that

IEC Telecom adds Iridium to satcom portfolio

Cergy, France, headquartered satellite communications specialist IEC Telecom says it has successfully completed an interconnection with the Iridium Certus service, which is now the newest addition to IEC Telecom’s portfolio of satellite

First Iridium GMDSS terminal now available

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) and partner Lars Thrane A/S have unveiled the LT 3100S terminal. This is the first shipboard terminal designed to meet Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

KVH extends mini-VSAT broadband coverage

Middletown, R.I., headquartered KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), reports that it has expanded its mini-VSAT Broadband HTS network to the Pacific Ocean via the Horizons 3e satellite, which is jointly owned by

Inmarsat launches a new service for crew

Satcom services provider Inmarsat is launching Crew Xpress, a new service for crew available as part of an increasing number of services available on its Fleet Xpress global maritime high-speed broadband service

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