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Marlink,the maritime VSAT service provider recently acquired by Astrium, has announced an agreement with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) to renew and increase Marlink’s capacity for the next three years.
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Spacecom announced that its Amos-3 satellite now has “one-hop” Ku-band capacity available to serve an array of data communication needs between the U.S. East Coast and the Middle East.
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In the second edition of the report “Maritime Telecom Solutions by Satellite, Global Market Analysis & Forecasts,” Euroconsult forecasts that the number of satellite communications terminals in the global maritime market will nearly double over the next decade, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% over the 10-year period.
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