Globe Wireless and Intelsat launch GlobeSwift Mini-Ku Service
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA (18th November 2008): At the recent Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, Globe Wireless and Intelsat announced the launch of the GlobeSwift Mini-Ku VSAT service.
The GlobeSwift Mini-Ku service utilizes a small, highly efficient 60cm Ku antenna to provide affordable, always on Internet service to yachts and commercial ships sailing in coastal US and Caribbean waters.
The Mini-Ku service uses Intelsat satellites and earth stations. Globe Wireless is the premier Distribution Partner for the Intelsat Mini-Ku service.
The GlobeSwift Mini-Ku service has recently completed beta testing aboard two Nekton dive charter vessels. The Nekton Rorqual and Nekton Pilot take up to 30 passengers for 7 to 10 day dive vacations. John Dixon, owner of Nekton, commented “Through the Globe Wireless system we offer our passengers and crew Internet access, email, and voice calling services. The GlobeSwift Mini-Ku service works extremely well, and our customers have been very happy with the speed of the system.”
Globe Wireless will offer the Mini-Ku system to yachts as part of its GlobeSwift yacht product line. Additionally, the system is perfectly suited to commercial ships in coastal US trade, and also the oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
Frank Coles, President and CEO of Globe Wireless said, “We can now offer customers a 2.4M C-Band, 1M Ku band, and now a 60cm Mini-Ku VSAT services. Combine this with the Globe i4, which uses traditional Inmarsat or Iridium as a backup for VSAT, and we now have the best and most complete maritime VSAT solution in the market today.”
Intelsat and Globe Wireless have plans to expand the service into other areas of the world, targeting the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia. Frank Coles commented, “Our customers can look forward to expanded coverage for the GlobeSwift Mini-Ku service. However, unlike our competitors, we prefer to make sure that the service is ready and available before making announcements and publishing misleading coverage maps.”
About Globe Wireless:
Globe Wireless is the world's leading provider of total solutions in the field of communications, operational and IT solutions to the maritime industry. Globe Wireless serves over 550 ship operators with over 9,000 ships using its products and services. Globe Wireless designs, builds, sells, installs, supports and services all of the products and services that are offered to customers. Globe has a direct relationship with the customer and is able to "touch the ship" anywhere in the world at anytime. www.globewireless.com
About Intelsat
Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide and is the leading provider of these services to each of the media, network services and government customer sectors, enabling people and businesses everywhere constant access to information and entertainment. Intelsat offers customers a greater business potential by providing them access to unrivaled resources with ease of business and peace of mind. An extensive customer base, including some of the world’s leading media and communications companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and government/military organizations, utilizes our services. Real-time, constant communication with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far. www.intelsat.com