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COMSYS report shows iDirect Expanding Leadership In Maritime VSAT Market
According to the new COMSYS maritime VSAT report 12 of the top 15 maritime service providers, or 80 percent, now leverage iDirect technology and, in addition, 10 of the top 15 rely on iDirect as their primary platform, including the leaders in nearly every major market segment. With 47 percent of all VSAT routers installed on vessels today made by iDirect, we've doubled our onboard presence in the past two years and accounted for 60 percent of all new installations in 2009. We may be the biggest name in the maritime market that shipowners and operators haven't yet heard of, but our new Director of Maritime Christian Bergan is already connecting with partners and end-users to support the growing VSAT maritime market.
Click here to download the iDirect Summary and Overview from the Comsys Maritime VSAT Report.
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Ship Equip Survey Shows Average SEVSAT Data Nearly 20GB/month
iDirect partner Ship Equip has released a recent customer survey demonstrating that its average monthly data traffic for the 770 ships using its VSAT systems has more than doubled to 19.7 gigabytes per ship per month, as of April 2010. With a typical monthly bill for its customers of around $3,500 USD the price per megabyte of 19.7 gigabytes of traffic works out at approximately $0.175, or seventeen and a half cents. The large jump in data across the SEVSAT system may be due to initial caution of customers accustomed to an expensive pay-per-megabyte system, where high usage can result in hefty bills for ship owners and operators. Read more at Ship Equip's website.
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iDirect Launches New Dedicated Maritime Microsite
The use of VSAT technology in the maritime industry to solve business, personnel, customs, training, and technical challenges has exponentially grown in the past five years. iDirect, through the support of industry leading service providers and network operators, has played an important role in helping expand the connectivity capabilities at sea. With almost 50 percent of all VSAT routers installed on vessels made by iDirect, we've decided to create a dedicated on-line resource for our maritime end-users. Together with 'Sea Connections' of which this is the first issue, our blog and resources area at www.idirectmaritime.com
will be the new hub of our maritime activity as we reach out to inform and support all those interested in maritime VSAT. Do pay a visit and if you have some feedback about what we could do to make the site more valuable for you, please let us know.
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SpeedCast & Eutelsat Partner in VSAT expansion
SpeedCast Limited and Eutelsat Communications have expanded the reach and capabilities of its global maritime broadband service to address a broader market of end customers. The service now extends across more than 20 Ku-band beams covering nearly all major shipping lanes and offshore markets. For more detail on this new initiative read our blog article.
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Maritime Companies Can Do More With Broadband
In connecting land and sea, migration to VSAT cuts costs and boosts productivity. That's the message from shipping companies who have made the switch like Bourbon, the international offshore support vessel operator and customer of iDirect partner Orange Business Services. iDirect's recently appointed Director of Maritime Christan Bergan looks at Bourbon's experience and what other ship owners and operators considering fitting VSAT can learn from it. To learn more and download the pdf version of his article click here.
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iDirect Evolution Platform Upgrade is Gold Standard
June 14 saw the launch of the iDirect Evolution platform upgrade which, since its introduction in 2008, has seen rapid adoption by leading satellite service providers and operators. To date, iDirect partners have launched more than 200 Evolution networks. In addition, the world’s top five satellite operators and major telecom carriers have now deployed or are migrating to Evolution. Chief Technology Officer David Bettinger said,
“With the launch of iDX 2.1, iDirect is once again expanding the power of DVB-S2, delivering new efficiency gains that set the industry standard. As we continue to expand the capabilities of our Evolution platform, our goal is to push the boundaries of network performance so that our partners can introduce innovative, differentiated services to their customers and capture the satellite industry’s biggest market opportunities.”
Learn more about the Evolution platform here.
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In other newsPirates Use New Swarming Technique
Pirates are trying new techniques in their attacks on vessels, now 'swarming' ships and surrounding them with multiple skiffs. more
Greek Shipping Fleet Contracts 2%
The Greek Shipping market has contracted by 2% according to newly published research by Petrofin. more
New KU Band Antenna From C2SAT
Digital Ship: C2SAT has announced the launch of a new reflector system for Ku-band VSAT, based on its 4-axes stabilised antenna system for the maritime market. more
CapRock Launch New 'Crew Infotainment' Service
CapRock has launched a new 'Crew Infotainment' service that will incorporate television, music and gaming. The system is operated via a consolidated media console that allows access to a range of electronic content. more
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