Speedcast
Acquires
Additional
Capacity
On
Telesat’s
Telstar
11n
Satellite
To
Serve
Growing
Maritime
Markets
June
15,
2010
SpeedCast
Ltd.,
has
signed
a
multi-year
agreement
for
capacity
on
the
North
&
Central
America
beams
of
Telesat’s
Telstar
11N
satellite.
SpeedCast
is
among
a
growing
number
of
global
satellite
service
providers
offering
turnkey
solutions
that
support
real-time
broadband
for
offshore
platforms
and
vessels
operating
in
coastal
regions
and
on
the
high
seas.
SpeedCast’s
maritime
solutions,
marketed
under
the
brand
“SeaCast,”
are
now
accessible
to
vessels
in
the
Caribbean
and
Atlantic
Ocean
through
the
use
of
maritime
antennas
as
small
as
60cm
in
combination
with
the
high-powered
Ku-band
coverage
of
Telstar
11N.
“Today’s
shipping
fleets
are
implementing
advanced
mobile
broadband
solutions
to
meet
the
needs
of
their
customers
and
stay
competitive”
said
Pierre-Jean
Beylier,
CEO
of
SpeedCast.
“The
coverage
and
capabilities
of
Telstar
11N
have
made
it
possible
for
SpeedCast
to
expand
our
maritime
services
to
the
Caribbean
and
neighboring
Atlantic
Ocean.
In
2009,
we
began
using
the
vast
coverage
of
Telstar
11N’s
Atlantic
Ocean
beam
with
1m
Ku-band
antennas
and
customers
have
been
very
pleased
with
our
broadband
service
quality.
This
additional
order
for
Telstar
11N
capacity,
covering
the
Caribbean,
signifies
our
commitment
and
ability
to
capture
additional
market
segments,
targeting
smaller
vessels
which
can
accommodate
a
60cm
Ku-band
antenna.”
“Telesat
has
a
long-term
relationship
with
SpeedCast
in
Asia,
supporting
their
managed
network
service
offerings
across
the
region”
said
Nigel
Gibson,
Vice
President,
International
Sales
for
Telesat.
“It
is
very
gratifying
to
help
a
customer
in
Asia
successfully
expand
to
another
part
of
the
globe
by
utilizing
the
Telesat
fleet.
This
additional
contract
with
SpeedCast
for
Telstar
11N
is
further
confirmation
that
it
is
truly
the
‘satellite
of
choice’
for
broadband
connectivity
solutions
in
the
Atlantic
Ocean
and
Caribbean.”
talk Satellite welcomes comment -
comment@talksatellite.com
