Ten years after the launch of Inmarsat FleetBroadband, SAILOR terminals continue to deliver a vital link between ship and shore
Copenhagen, Denmark - Cobham SATCOM has marked
a major milestone for its market leading Inmarsat FleetBroadband
hardware portfolio, with delivery of the 50,000th SAILOR
FleetBroadband terminal. Launched in parallel with Inmarsat's then
game-changing L-band maritime satcom service in 2007, SAILOR
FleetBroadband has played a major role in enabling safety and
efficiency improvements on board merchant ship and fishing vessels,
while proving a popular choice for keeping ocean going yachts and
motorboats connected globally.
Cobham SATCOM's 50,000th FleetBroadband terminal, a SAILOR 250
FleetBroadband was delivered to Matt George, Vice President Global
Maritime Sales at Network Innovations, in Miami on 24 April 2017.
The SAILOR 250 FleetBroadband with its 30 cm reflector dish was
launched alongside the flagship SAILOR 500 FleetBroadband, with a
50 cm reflector in 2007. Within just two years, Cobham had shipped
10,000 terminals. SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband, with a 15 cm reflector
followed in 2009, helping to bring FleetBroadband to an even wider
user-base. This was extended further in 2015, with the launch of
the SAILOR Fleet One terminal, which is based on the same market
leading technology as SAILOR FleetBroadband terminals and aimed
more at private users and smaller fishing boats.
"We're delighted to have shipped so many SAILOR
FleetBroadband terminals, which help thousands of vessels stay safe
and connected to shore," said Casper Jensen, Senior Vice
President, Cobham SATCOM. "Despite being introduced nearly a
decade ago, SAILOR FleetBroadband continues to be an important part
of our maritime satcom antenna portfolio, alongside our line of
SAILOR VSAT Ku and Ka-band terminals, which offer the same high
reliability and feature rich operation for all widebeam and
spotbeam VSAT services, including Inmarsat's new Fleet
Xpress."
"Over the last ten years, FleetBroadband has become an
industry standard for vessels requiring reliable IP connectivity
and voice communication globally," said Ronald Spithout,
President, Inmarsat Maritime. "As a service launch partner and
a principal ground infrastructure developer for the network, Cobham
has played a vital role in this success and it is a fantastic
achievement."
"FleetBroadband remains an integral part of our L-Band
portfolio strategy by providing thousands of vessels with a
cost-effective solution for seamless voice and broadband data
coverage across the world's oceans. More recently, it has become a
critical back-up component of our next generation service, Fleet
Xpress, which paves the way for shipping companies to embrace the
Internet of Things and the benefits of Big Data onboard their
fleet," said Spithout.
Easy installation and high-reliability in even the most extreme
maritime environments has helped to position SAILOR FleetBroadband
as the best-selling Inmarsat FleetBroadband terminals by far. While
SAILOR FleetBroadband was quickly established as the leading
FleetBroadband platform on launch, Cobham has continued to develop
its portfolio to ensure full compatibility with additional features
from Inmarsat, including the Multi-Voice Service, which adds up to
nine simultaneous voice lines to a single terminal. Cobham also
introduced the SAILOR 3771 Alarm Panel for SAILOR FleetBroadband
systems, which provides Voice Distress Calling with full priority
access in ship-shore and shore-ship communication.
"SAILOR FleetBroadband was quickly established as the most
rugged and reliable FleetBroadband terminal on launch and has
continued to go from strength to strength over the last
decade," said Matt George of Network Innovations. "Cobham
hit the perfect balance between price and performance, helping us
to ensure our customers are always online, whether they are using
FleetBroadband as a primary or secondary communications
channel."
About Cobham SATCOM
Providing dependable communications and internet access
anywhere under the most demanding conditions.
Our satellite and radio communication terminals perform in the
most challenging and remote environments on land, at sea and in the
air.
We design and manufacture these high performance products under
the AVIATOR, EXPLORER, SAILOR and Sea Tel brands providing
customers with outstanding performance, value and support through
our global sales and service network.
About Cobham
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Cobham is a leading global technology and services innovator,
respected for providing solutions to the most challenging problems,
from deep space to the depths of the ocean.
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