Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 12478 Registered: Jan-08 | C/P: Satnews Daily January 25, 2010 Telesat -- Harris Selects Telstar 11N As Platform For Maritime Broadband Telesat, the world's fourth largest fixed satellite services operator, has announced that Harris Corporation, a provider of VSAT systems and managed satellite services for domestic and international customers, has signed a multi-year agreement for Atlantic Ocean Region capacity on Telesat's new Telstar 11N satellite. Harris Maritime Communications Services (MCS) selected Telstar 11N to launch its next generation maritime broadband services. The company's customers will have the latest in high speed IP communications -- voice, Internet access and corporate data -- while on the high seas. Harris MCS is landing the Telstar 11N service at their Primary Teleport in Melbourne, Florida using a networking platform provided by iDirect. |
Gold Member Username: PicanhaEast LA Post Number: 1061 Registered: Jun-08 | Oh Gee WOWY ZOWY!!! |
Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 17781 Registered: Jun-06 | You will be able to communicate as easily at sea as on land. The Communications century is still going strong in the West and China/India will have a tough time catching up there. |
Silver Member Username: Boss_hogPost Number: 270 Registered: Oct-08 | http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1095705418 Excellent info. |
Silver Member Username: BernardmiPost Number: 759 Registered: Dec-07 | Intelsat has been offering voice and data service for ships at sea worldwide for at least 20 years now... What's the big hush ? |