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…
Ku or Ka? Wide or Narrow? Clarity or… More on Intelsat’s maritime ambitions
In the second part of my interview with James Collett, Director Mobility Services at Intelsat, we talk more on coverage, capacity and confidence from the buyer’s and user’s viewpoints. There is also…
Epic stuff – James Collett on Intelsat, Inmarsat and what really matters in maritime
To leafy Chiswick in West London and the offices of Intelsat for a wide-ranging conversation with James Collett, late of Inmarsat and now Director of Mobility Services at Intelsat, charged with building…
Keep your rocket science simple – and your satellites on schedule
The news reported on Satlaunch 19 October that Inmarsat’s GX satellites, the I-5s could be delayed until late 2013 could prove an embarrassing knock to the GX programme, if hardly fatal. No…
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…
Now that I have your attention…
It was a typically bravura performance. Inmarsat gathered 100 or so of its close friends – DPs, SPs and interested parties – to a ‘Maritime Update’ at SMM 2012, in the process…
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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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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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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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