Inmarsat wins MISC Berhad contract

The XpressLink service is claimed to deliver unlimited data availability worldwide. The company says that the combination of Inmarsat’s high volume Ku-band VSAT system and FleetBroadband means that both ship and shore communications can be simply managed.

Captain S Rajalingam, vice president Fleet Management System, MISC Berhad said: “It is important for us to have ample bandwidth to manage our ship and shore operational systems and meet the communication needs of our seafarers at sea. During our sea trials, we compared XpressLink with a number of competitive offerings and XpressLink impressed us with its performance.”

Frank Coles, president, Inmarsat Maritime, said: “We launched Inmarsat XpressLink in response to the growing need for unlimited high speed communications in the worldwide shipping market. Crew welfare and the need for increased operational efficiency are key drivers in the market, and with XpressLink, we can provide a future-proof communications platform.”

The contract offers MISC Berhad the chance to increase its available bandwidth at a fixed monthly rate when Inmarsat’s Global Xpress service becomes available in 2014.