Inmarsat's FleetBroadband service, which was officially launched, now forms a part of Vizada's broadband offering. Vizada is a provider of mobile and fixed satellite communications solutions for merchant ships, oil & gas platforms, fishing boats and many more. FleetBroadband is the latest addition to Inmarsat's Fleet family of services providing simultaneous broadband voice and data. It offers IP services through a standard IP connection at speeds of up to 432 kbps over a shared channel. The service allows receiving and sending emails and access to internet and intranet. On demand, guaranteed streaming connections at rates of up to 256 kbps can be used for applications such as video-conferencing. It also provides a 64 kbps ISDN connection and SMS service.
A secure link from the vessel to the corporate network can be established by Vizada's Terralink interconnection solution using the high-speed data possibilities offered by FleetBroadband . It can be tailored to the shipping company's network infrastructure demands and upgraded or downgraded according to traffic levels. A single dedicated link ensures high security and optimised transmission speeds.

One of the solutions that can be used onboard include Satellite Direct is a Vizada fixed-to-mobile solution enabling shipping company employees, and agents on shore to inexpensively and rapidly contact vessels through a toll-free number. On board, ship personnel benefit from FleetBroadband's simultaneous voice & data functionality, enabling them to send emails and other data at the speed of voice calls. Another solution called the SkyFile Mail is an onboard messaging solution that compresses data sent by email, fax and SMS to reduce communication costs. SkyFile Mail configurations from billing rates to sub-accounts can be managed from shore through the remote configuration tool.

Source: asne.marinelink.com