What goes up… Inmarsat’s Frank Coles on why value matters more than price
Inmarsat looks set to endure another wave of customer criticism after confirming that its airtime rates will rise 10% from March 1, 2013 on its Pay As You Go (PAYG) Fleet and…
Inmarsat raises prices again – by how much depends on who you talk to
Yes it’s that time again. There’s snow in the air, frost on the ground and Inmarsat is raising its prices. But just as last year, there is a need to divine some…
Managing the data shipboard load and creating low/high end opportunities
In the first part of my interview with Roger Adamson, the Stark Moore McMillan ceo laid out some of the issues that face the bandwidth vendors in 2013 and beyond. In the…
Making the maritime satcom market an easier sell for the bandwidth vendors
I caught up with Roger Adamson, chief executive of maritime marketing specialist Stark Moore McMillan just before Christmas after an extended bout of email and phone tag. It’s a testament to how…
Inmarsat signs SingTel as first VAR for Global Xpress in Asia
The following has just been released by Inmarsat – analysis follows but news waits for no man… SINGTEL SIGNS INMARSAT GLOBAL XPRESS® VALUE ADDED RESELLER AGREEMENT Singapore Telecommunications signs with Inmarsat for …
Why a complicated business needs a simple plan
When Frank Coles, Inmarsat Maritime CEO stood up at the satellite communications provider’s recent investor day, he had probably the toughest task and in some ways the simplest too. Tough because the…
GX projections keep Inmarsat bandwagon rolling along
Last week’s Inmarsat Investor Day has received reasonably positive reviews from analysts and observers, with the headlines taken by the deal with CISCO to build the ‘enablement platform’ for GX (which may…
Marlink: Inmarsat Global Xpress part of the mix – but not at any price
As DigitalShip’s Rob O’Dwyer pointed out at the Marlink-Astrium SMM press conference, without Marlink, Inmarsat is going to struggle to sell its Global Xpress VSAT offering. But as O’Dwyer also noted, Marlink…
Speak loudly (and carry a small stick)
Inmarsat’s ‘Maritime Update’ at SMM was clearly for the benefit of partners but there were broader messages too, aimed at bolstering its position against the emerging competition in the maritime space. Hence…
They did what they had to do
Inmarsat has succeeded in growing maritime data revenues in the first half of 2012, thanks to the elimination of volume discounts on its E&E services and the price rise on pay-as-you-go FleetBroadband…
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Neville Smith
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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