NSSLGlobal acquires Station 711 business unit from MX1

3 December 2018

Award-winning global satcom provider NSSLGlobal and MX1, a fully owned subsidiary of SES, have entered into an agreement under which NSSLGlobal has acquired the assets and activities of Station 711, a business unit within MX1 focussed on providing the maritime market with innovative communication solutions. 

Station 711 is a fully-fledged Inmarsat Tier 1 Distribution Partner and Value-Added Reseller for FleetBroadband and Global Xpress. Station 711 has been servicing maritime customers for the last twenty years in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and is renowned for its on-board value added services. 

Henrik Christensen, CEO, NSSLGlobal Continental Europe says: “With this acquisition NSSLGlobal gains access to new customers, markets and innovative solutions, and thus consolidates its position as one of the world’s premier maritime satellite communication providers servicing more than 3,000 vessels globally with L-band, Ku-band and Ka-band services.” 

NSSLGlobal will as part of the acquisition take over all activities of Station 711 including smart@sea, crewtalk and Station 711s Customer Network Infrastructure. 

Zeev Steinlauf, General Manager, Station 711, adds: “NSSLGlobal and Station 711 have a common go-to-market philosophy based around bringing value to customers through differentiation and excellent customer service. I’m confident that both our customers and our employees will benefit from being part of the NSSLGlobal group going forward.”