Inmarsat finally gets a right to reply…
Interesting to read Frank Coles, president of Inmarsat Maritime making a strong riposte to the AMMITEC letter in the latest issue of DigitalShip (http://www.thedigitalship.com/conferences/2006/news.aspl), which along with MaritimeInsight has at least provided…
More positional play pre-Global Xpress
While a few lone voices in the satellite communications community seem determined to spend the majority of their time bemoaning the evolution of systems and services, others are preparing and positioning for…
Inmarsat gets it in the neck (and elsewhere) over price rises
Maritime communications giant Inmarsat is the target for a stinging letter of rebuke from the Association of Maritime Managers in Information Technology and Communications (Ammitec), which lists a series of ‘serious objections’…
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Imtech signs up as first Global Xpress VAR
Systems integrator Imtech has signed up as the first GX re-seller, marking the start of Inmarsat’s delivery plans for its ambitious global Ka-band VSAT service. More on this to come, but just…
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You know it when you see it – how innovation is back on the agenda
Lloyd’s List’s Liz McCarthy was one of the few journalists to give the CMA session on best operational and financial practices a fair crack of the whip. Despite the fact that the…
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Something is happening here…
…but you don’t know what it is. Shipping feels a bit like that at the moment. Uncertainty is about the only thing that can be relied upon. To get the ball rolling,…
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Maritime Media Consultant to a roster of international shipping industry clients. Former maritime journalist with 16 years’ experience reporting the shipping and marine insurance markets and former Deputy Editor at Lloyd’s List, I assist clients with matching their communication needs to publications and media channels that gain them their desired level of exposure.
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In April, wind power generated more electricity than coal in the US for the second month in a row, according to @EIAgov data. Wind beat coal once before in April last year, but this time it’s by a much larger margin and for two consecutive months.
Amazon will not now begin services on Project Kuiper until 2025 at the earliest - having aimed to start deploying more 3,200 #LEO satellites in 1H 2024 - aiming to commence beta trials with potential customers including Verizon says @SpaceNews_Inc
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