[Satellite TODAY 11-11-11] Cobham plans to introduce its Sea Tel FX line of Inmarsat FleetBroadband products to the market in March 2012, the company announced Nov. 10.
Cobham’s Sea Tel FX line will consist of a complete suite of FleetBroadband products. The Sea Tel FX 500 model will be the first to enter the market, followed by the FX 250 and FX 150 in due course, the company said.
Cobham serves as a strategic launch partner contracted by Inmarsat for the forthcoming Global Xpress services scheduled for introduction in 2013. The company said its new line of products would be compatible with both Ku-band and L-band maritime hybrid, as well as with Global Xpress and L-band solutions that fit the future needs of its customers.
“We were a key hardware provider at the inception of Inmarsat in 1979 with our Sea Tel products and the new FX product line marks Cobham’s continued development in this extensive market,” Cobham Antenna Systems Vice President Fred Cahill said in a statement. “This is an exciting development, in particular because it enables maritime customers to harness the full range of service opportunities offered by Inmarsat.”
