RockFleet, a global tracking and messaging system manufactured by U.K.-based Iridium satellite communications specialist Rock Seven, has been selected as one of four approved devices in a mandated plan to install a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) in all fishing boats in Queensland, Australia. The new mandated tracker plan for commercial fishing boats will enable Fisheries…

Globecomm has been boosted by a key deal with a major German shipping company. The company, a provider of maritime connectivity services, is supplying its global Ku-band Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) service to German shipping company Briese Schiffahrts to support its fleet growth plans. Briese Schiffahrts is currently renewing its fleet by constructing a…

Honeywell has confirmed that ExecuJet South Africa, a private aviation jet company, was the first to install Honeywell’s JetWave satellite communications hardware in Africa, bringing In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to African business jets for the first time. ExecuJet installed JetWave onboard its Bombardier Global Express and Challenger 604 aircrafts at its Johannesburg base. JetWave delivers access…

Yahsat’s recent acquisition of mobile satellite operator Thuraya gave the company a fleet of five satellite, a wealth of new C-, Ka-, Ku- and L-band resources, and the ability to reach new customers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Asia. According to this revealing interview with The Nation, Yahsat CEO Masood Sharif…