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SpeedCast, DHI to Provide Broadband Connectivity to 50-vessel Fleet Globally

By Veronica Magan | August 9, 2016
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Maritime vessels rely heavily on satellite for communications out at sea. Photo: Bridget Coila (Flickr)

[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] SpeedCast International has partnered with DH-Intercom (DHI), a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications based in Germany to provide communications and IT services to the maritime industry. The partnership will allow DHI to offer global Ku-band satellite broadband services to a fleet of 50 vessels sailing worldwide.

DHI will leverage SpeedCast’s global satellite infrastructure to provide high speed, high-throughput connectivity to its customer, who wish to offer crew access to internet services, as well as gain greater efficiency on the vessels via remote monitoring and operation applications.