Inmarsat, the global mobile satellite communications company, announced that it is extending its season’s greetings to seafarers around the world until the end of the year, by giving them free email access from any marine vessel fitted with an Inmarsat C-terminal. Inmarsat C is a technology that allows the maritime industry to send and receive data, via Inmarsat ‘s third generation of satellites, from ships to any part of the world.
With the help of the Land Earth Stations operated by telecommunication companies, e-mails will be transmitted directly to ships of all sizes across the globe via Inmarsat C terminals. Samer Halawi, regional manager for Inmarsat said “With our free ‘C-mail’ gift this year, seafarers around the Muslim world had the opportunity to stay in touch with each other as never before. We extend our gift to the rest of the season’s holidays for the entire maritime community to benefit from.”
The company provides communications solutions to businesses around the world, in areas where there is no coverage and where cost is prohibitive, through a global area network that is reliable, fast, secure and cost effective, according to a company press release.
Inmarsat Ltd owns and operates a global satellite network and delivers its solutions through a global distribution network of approximately 200 distributors and other service providers operating in over 150 countries to end users in the maritime, land and aeronautical sectors.
Inmarsat’s satellite solutions include voice, fax, intranet and Internet access and other data services. At the end of December 2000, approximately 200,000 terminals were registered to access Inmarsat Ltd’s services. Inmarsat Ltd is a subsidiary of Inmarsat Ventures plc. — (menareport.com)
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