Focus: Maritime
May 20, 2024
Inmarsat Maritime has launched a new fully managed service that integrates its existing Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network with Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services, coastal LTE services, and an additional layer of satellite L-band. In the release announcement posted Monday, Inmarsat, which is now owned by satellite operator Viasat, said the service would be called "NexusWave"…
May 14, 2024
Carnival Corporation completed deploying Starlink across its entire cruise fleet, the company announced Tuesday. Carnival reports that this is part of a connectivity strategy that quadrupled fleetwide bandwidth since 2019. The rollout includes more than 90 ships across Carnival Cruise Line, AIDA Cruises, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises,…
April 30, 2024
Unseenlabs aims to launch a new surveillance constellation in 2026. The France-based maritime surveillance company that specializes in radio frequency (RF) detection will expand its fleet to include monitoring terrestrial and space environments. Unseenlabs announced the new constellation plans on April 30. The new constellation will use Unseenlabs’ “monosatellite” technology to further include land and…
April 10, 2024
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) has won a key government contract in Norway. The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) on behalf of the Norwegian government has tapped Kongsberg to provide satellite maritime surveillance data to cover Norwegian Areas of Interest. The contract covers four years of service from 2025, when the satellites will be launched and operational.…