Focus: Maritime

Hisdesat and ExactEarth and have been selected in partnership by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to provide satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services for a four-year period. Hisdesat,...

BW Group is upgrading is upgrading 102 vessels to utilize KVH Industries’ mini-VSAT BroadbandSM HTS network for advanced satellite communications as part of a new contract to continue KVH VSAT...

Get SAT and Inmarsat have demonstrated and deployed a Dual SAT terminal solution for U.S. government agencies, the companies announced on Monday. The solution employs Get SAT’s micronized Milli SAT LM...

KVH Industries and Kongsberg Digital have installed their first joint maritime IoT system on an active working vessel, the companies announced Thursday. The team installed a KVH Watch VSAT antenna...

Satellite operator Iridium Communications revealed its first seven authorized Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service partners. Beginning in the first half of 2020, Arion Communications, AST, Marlink, Marsat,...

Speedcast was awarded a multi-year communications and value-added services contract with Aurora Expeditions for the Greg Mortimer expedition ship, one of the most advanced expedition ships in the world. Speedcast...

Garmin was honored with wins in two categories in the 2019 DAME Design Awards, an annual competition that celebrates marine equipment design. The Garmin Force trolling motor and the GPSMAP...

Kepler Communications demonstrated delivering over 100 Mbps connectivity service in the Arctic region to the German icebreaker Polarstern. The vessel is located around 85 degrees North and is the home...

KVH Industries introduced the TracVision UHD7, a 60 centimeter (cm) marine satellite TV antenna. It is designed to provide boat owners, charter yacht guests, and commercial vessel crews with access...

Eutelsat Communications signed a letter of agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the procurement of Eutelsat 10B, a new all-electric satellite built on the Spacebus NEO platform. Scheduled to be...