I I nmarsat has announced that it has signed up two new cus- tomers for its Fleet Xpress (FX) service during summer 2016, shortly after securing commitments from Ku- band service providers Marlink and SpeedCast to bring some 4,000 ships on to the Ka-band...
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I I nmarsat has announced that it has signed up two new cus- tomers for its Fleet Xpress (FX) service during summer 2016, shortly after securing commitments from Ku- band service providers Marlink and SpeedCast to bring some 4,000 ships on to the Ka-band system over the next five years and prior to a further deal with Navarino promising to add a further 1,200 ships on FX. Inmarsat partner JSAT MOBILE Communications has signed an agree- ment with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to introduce Fleet Xpress across the majority of its car carrier fleet, while Alaskan Leader Fisheries has also signed up for the service via Network Innovations, another reseller. Both deals were announced between the start of June and end of July. MOL, already an existing Inmarsat customer, says it will use the connec- tivity service to pursue ‘smarter and greener shipping’ operations, with MOL ships to be linked with landside offices via VPN. The roll-out of Fleet Xpress on board the MOL fleet will coincide with pla
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