[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Global Satellite USA launched its new Inmarsat FleetBroadband 150 service, developed for the leisure, fishing, coastal merchant and small defense vessel markets, the company announced June 2.
    Global Satellite USA is marketing FleetBroadband 150 as the world’s smallest, lightest, fastest global maritime service, offering a voice connection which is accessible simultaneously with Internet-capable IP data at 150 kilobits per second and SMS.
    The Inmarsat optimized the new entry-level service to address the needs of smaller vessels with lower data requirements.
    FleetBroadband 150 hardware is manufactured by AddValue and Thrane and Thrane.