World-Link
strengthens
its
market
position
with
a
new
Inmarsat
agreement
25 June 2015
Inmarsat
has
signed
an
agreement
with
World-Link
Communications,
Inc.
(‘World-Link’),
appointing
the
innovative
satellite
services
provider
as a
Partner
for
FleetBroadband,
serving
the
maritime
market
globally.
Alongside
the
agreement,
World-Link
plans
to
strengthen
its
infrastructure
and
integrate
with
the
Inmarsat
network
through
significant
investment
in
building
an
Inmarsat
Point-of-Presence
(PoP).
The
plan
will
advance
World-Link’s
ability
to
deliver
enhanced
value-added
services
to
its
global
maritime
customer
base.
“World-Link
is
committed
to
delivering
solutions
that
bring
value
and
strengthen
clients’
ship-to-shore
connectivity,”
commented
Asad
Salameh,
World-Link-Communications
President.
“Following
the
acquisition
of
BSM’s
Telaccount
Overseas
in
March
2015,
and
our
agreement
with
Inmarsat,
we
are
investing
heavily
to
strengthen
our
infrastructure
and
investment
with
Inmarsat,
as
well
as
in
our
value
added
services.
We
want
to
ensure
that
World-Link
customers
benefit
from
industry
leading
technology
and
seamless
connectivity
at
sea
in a
cost
effective
manner.”
Commenting on the agreement, Ronald Spithout, Inmarsat Maritime President remarked: “World-Link has been a valued service provider of Inmarsat for over 25 years, and I’m delighted to welcome them as one of our FleetBroadband Partners. World-Link has made a significant investment to enhance its Inmarsat network infrastructure that will bring increased benefit to their customers and the maritime market”.
