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 Editorial Insight
2010 Will Be About New Ideas, Not Bad Ecomony
With Offshore Communications 2009 in the rear-view mirror, its time to look ahead to 2010 and try to figure out what role satellite will play in the maritime, shipping and oil and gas enterprise sector in the new year. ...More»
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House Calls to Video On Demand for the Oil & Gas Industry
SES WORLD SKIES supports the oil and gas industry by enabling telemedicine which puts doctors ‘virtually’ on ships and remote facilities. They also enable live video feeds allowing real-time collaboration between ship and shore for fast decision making while geological images can be transmitted easily and crews can watch movies and sports with Video On Demand. Visit www.ses.com
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From The Show Floor
VSAT Market Thrives With Wide-Ranging Product Catalog
The market for VSAT communications is expanding rapidly as vessels require a growing number of business applications. Traditionally, deploying VSAT required large antenna systems and costly installations. Today, that’s no longer the norm ...More»
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Industry Briefs
ABS Acquires Mabuhay Satellite
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) will acquire Mabuhay Satellite Corp. (MSC), ABS announced Nov. 6. ABS will gain MSC's Agila-2 satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral and launched in August 1997. ...More»
Telesat Third Quarter Growth Driven by Nimiq 4, Telstar 11N Services
Telesat’s launch of service on the Nimiq 4 and Telstar 11N satellites and the stronger standing of the U.S. dollar produced revenues of $187 million in the 2009 third quarter, an increase of about 9 percent from the same period in 2008, according to its financial results, released Nov. 9 ...More»
GlobeCast Installs Content Exchange on Transatlantic Competition Yacht
GlobeCast has equipped French multi-hull yacht Crêpes Whaou with a GlobeCast Content Exchange solution for the Transat Jacques Vabre, a transatlantic sailing competition...More»
Intelsat Transponder Services Deliver Revenue Increase in Third Quarter
Intelsat saw its 2009 third quarter revenues increase $19.4 million to $617.9 million, up from $598.5 million in 2008, the operator announced in its financial results, released Nov. 9 ...More»
Inmarsat Reports Strong Third Quarter, Sukawaty Extends Term as CEO
Inmarsat achieved growth in all of its mobile satellite services markets in the 2009 third quarter, which generated an 8.7 percent revenue increase over 2008 at $176.7 million ...More»
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Executive Insight
.jpg) SpeedCast CEO Discusses Maritime, Cellular Opportunities
SpeedCast, a subsidiary of AsiaSat, is a multi-faceted service provider in Asia specializing in delivering to land or sea communications solutions ranging from broadband Internet to managed bandwidth to triple-play networks. SpeedCast CEO Pierre-Jean Beylier spoke with Offshore Communications e-daily about how the operator plans to attack growth segments in the region...More»
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