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48 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Broadpoint Jennifer Medcalf With Satcom becoming more prev- elant, many software applications are being developed that allow companies to see and do things in a more economical fashion. Ship Equip Stein Oro A recent study of Ship Equip mar- itime clients worldwide showed a jump in average data usage from 9GB per month to 19.7GB ... and it continues to grow. DeltaWave Tom Clark Our clients expect now to move seamlessly from office to boat to rig no matter where they are located. GE Satcom Andy Frost With improving electronic bridge systems the need to network these between ship and shore is becom- ing more important. FEATURE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ROUNDTABLE devices from passengers. In addition, our commercial, government and yacht divi- sions will introduce new technology that automates much of the communication to the satellites as well as introduce tech- nology to maximize overall efficiency. Clark, DeltaWave We are fo- cusing on kitted solutions which offer ease of deployment and transport. We pride ourselves on having a highly trained and knowledgeable staff. That said, continual training on new technolo- gies an keeping up with current ones is also a key investment and continual com- mitment on our part in order to provide the best product support available. What new product or service will you deliver to the market in the coming 12 months? Einshøj, Intellian Our VSAT product portfolio will continue towards completion both towards smaller Ku- bands in addition to C-bands. Weintraub, MTN We are devel- oping new antenna systems and modula- tion techniques which will allow our sales and marketing to offer VAST sys- tems immediately which will also meet new satellite technology demands com- ing in the next couple of years. Jensen, Thrane & Thrane SAILOR 6000 GMDSS Series is due to ship within Q1 and we are already see- ing a lot of interest in the communica- tion, safety and operational benefits that the new solution can offer. We will have a big VSAT development later in the year and of course, ThraneLINK will become more visible in not just our product strat- egy but possibly in other manufacturers’ products. We are also going to expand our radio product offering targeting the fish and workboat arena with a new sys- tem that includes units with AIS receive built in. Meijer, Stratos In 2011, Stratos ex- pects to announce the availability of sev- eral innovative packages – including maritime hardware bundles, hybrid Fleet- Broadband-VSAT solutions and global flat-fee broadband options up to 432kbps. These new Stratos solutions are ideally suited to provide a convenient migration path toward Inmarsat’s Global Xpress 50Mbps services, which will be commercially available in 2014. Baez, KVH We plan to announce a series of new products and services this year, with the first scheduled to be un- veiled at the Miami Boat Show in Febru- ary. Clark, DeltaWave We now offer a new Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro flyaway package – the “iFly”. This is intended to be a cost-effective voice and data solu- tion when it comes to installation time and costs involved. O’Brien, Iridium Our service partners are developing a host of new Iridium-enabled products for release in 2011. They include remote tracking and monitoring devices built around the Irid- ium 9602 SBD transceiver and new solu- tions using the Iridium OpenPort platform such as integrated VSAT-Irid- ium packages with automatic least-cost routing software. DeltaWave offers the new Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro flyaway package – the “iFly”.
