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Maritime VSATs: From Crew Amenity to Corporate Necessity

Submit on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 16:52

by Chris FrithSingapore, June 4, 2012–Many fleet owners, looking to improve the lives of their crew by providing an affordable means for them to keep in touch with family and friends while onboard, turn to VSAT-based solutions to provide the connectivity.    But it doesn’t need to stop there.  The same VSAT system can be used to improve the bottom-line by enabling closer integration between ship and shore operations, just in the same way VSATs are used the world over to link branch offices to their headquarters.  This article examines the wide variety of ship based applications proactive fleet managers are now using their satellite link for. read moreOther Posts:NASA selects explorer mission of opportunity investigationsHughes Communications, Inc. results Q2 2008Channel 4 takes additional capacity on Astra 1NSatellite TV Service Is Good for You and Your BusinessGlobal Energy, RAMTelecom To Provide Wireless Broadband For Remote Oil And Gas SitesControl the TV With […]

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