Broadpoint to Provide Ku-, C-band Service to Global Shipping Company
By Jeffrey Hill | January 25, 2011
[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] Network solutions company Broadpoint signed contracts with global shipping company V.Ships Offshore to provide Ku- and C-band satellite services for V.Ships’ worldwide operations, Broadpoint announced Jan. 24.
Broadpoint will deliver satellite connectivity, including telephone access, with local dialing capabilities, crew calling card services as well as Internet access and Wi-Fi to the vessels in V.Ships’ global construction fleet.
The service will be introduced to offshore regions surrounding Mexico, West Africa, Europe, Indonesia and the Mediterranean.