Inmarsat’s Fleet Services Create a New Standard in Marine Communications

Instant, Cost Saving, Ship to Shore Communications

Inmarsat Fleet Services provide a strategic flexibility to handle a wide variety of communications and data needed by the marine industry. These needs have grown rapidly over the past decade with e-mail and data services become an integral part of business operations. Fleet Services are designed to meet these needs on a global basis and to meet the latest demands of GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Safety System).

Uses:

• Ship to Shore to Ship voice and data communications)
• Remote Network Access
• Mobile Packet Data Service MPDS

IP (Internet Protocol) Based solutions on board ship, such as:

• E-mail and Data Communications
• Ship Management Applications
• On-line chart updates
• On-line Weather Information
• Vessel telemetry

Features and Benefits:

• A powerful Communications solution providing flexibility to meet marine communications and data needs
• Two distinct data channels, which can be selected according to specific situational requirements
• Provides full global maritime coverage, to meet the needs of the maritime industry

Service Characteristics

• Inmarsat Packet Data service for immediate short-burst data
• Mobile ISDN, for larger bandwidth and file-size requirements
• Meets the latest requirements of GMDSS voice distress and safety requirements, related to distress and handling and pre-emption