Partners and customers to benefit from extensive multi-technology service portfolio with the largest range of innovative solutions.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 25 November 2012: Astrium Services, the leading innovative provider of global satellite-based mobility services, will showcase their latest innovations in maritime communications at the upcoming Seatrade Middle East 2012 from 27 to 29 Nov in Dubai.
Astrium Services is the 'satellite services' unit of Astrium, comprised of four business divisions: Business Communications, Government Communications, Satcom Systems & Solutions, and GEO-Information Services. The Vizada Group, including its affiliates Marlink, Vizada Networks and TDcom, joined Astrium to form a leading provider in fully managed satellite services with a global reach in diverse industry sectors.
The new Astrium Services Business Communications entity will host all commercial satcom activities of Astrium Services, serving three main markets: Maritime, Enterprises and Aero. In the maritime market, the company will continue providing services in the same successful structure as today: indirect through the existing, well-established service provider channel whereas Marlink will remain an independent commercial organisation focusing on maritime end customers. This clear distribution strategy ensures that partners and customers in the maritime transport, offshore, oil & gas and passenger/cruise vessel sectors benefit from the most extensive multi-technology service portfolio, combining the complete range of satellite connectivity services in L, C, Ku and Ka-band with the largest range of innovative solutions, optimized for the specific customer requirements of each sector.
Tore Morten Olsen, Head of Maritime Services at Astrium Services, explains, "For our regional customers it is very much business as usual. The overall sentiment in the Middle East and Africa region is that of confidence with such a strong and global satellite services player at the helm. With Astrium as an expert in space and satellite technologies, we are in a position to provide our partners and customers with superior communications solutions and the best choice of a multi-technology services portfolio."
Astrium Services will showcase its global maritime VSAT service at Seatrade Middle East, developed with a view to making maritime VSAT easier to install and more accessible to a wider range of vessels including medium-size transportation, fishing and leisure boats. The Ku-band antenna comes in a range of sizes at 60cm, 80cm and 1 meter, and is delivered pre-assembled for more simple installation. Additional hardware providers will produce the antenna further down the line to provide companies a more complete choice.
Customers benefit from a 10 GB data package at speeds of 1.5Mbps. In terms of coverage, the Ku area has been significantly extended in the Indian oceans recently, delivering the most extended VSAT coverage for increasingly international maritime traffic.
Moreover, visitors can learn more about the all-in-one platform Vizada XChange. Vizada XChange is a platform providing a secure and controlled communications environment that integrates voice and broadband data. It is designed to simplify the complex IT environments onboard while providing flexibility to ship operations and crew. Ships can become virtual mobile offices complete with local area networks and their own intranets for administration and crew. Administrators can keep an eye on communication costs by setting access authorizations for phones and internet connections.
Vizada XChange is also available as a mobile version supporting smartphones and tablets, with an adapted usability and menu structure. The system has been designed to provide the same connectivity crew or IT managers on board expect on their mobile devices, but without the need to download an app. It offers a straightforward and engaging user-experience, taking cues from established mobile device interface conventions to ensure familiarity for all users.
Astrium is the number one company in Europe for space technologies and the third in the world. In 2011, Astrium had a turnover close to €5 billion and 18,000 employees worldwide, mainly in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands. Astrium is the sole European company that covers the whole range of civil and defence space systems and services. Its three business units are: Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and orbital infrastructure; Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and ground segment; Astrium Services for comprehensive fixed and mobile end-to-end solutions covering secure and commercial satcoms and networks, high security and broadcast satellite communications equipment and systems, and bespoke geo-information services, worldwide. Astrium is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2011, the Group - comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter - generated revenues of € 49.1 billion and employed a workforce of over 133,000.
For more information please visit us on stand D7 or contact:
Knut Natvig
PR
knut.natvig@astrium.eads.net
Sue Hean
Broadreach PR
sue@broadreachpr.net
M : +971(0)504200486
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