[SatNews] Inmarsat Fleet Broadband terminals will soon join an entire shipping fleet.

Vizada and Telemar have just signed a 3-party deal with the German IT company Buss Data GmbH, a part of Hermann Buss Group, to provide a high-performance broadband communications solution for the company’s fleet of vessels. The Hermann Buss Group shipping company, based in Leer, Germany, specializes in commercial shipping and runs a fleet of more than 85 vessels. Its Buss Data business unit develops customizable software systems which cover all aspects of ship management such as purchasing/ordering, maintenance, crew welfare, insurance as well as a complete system for document filing. Telemar and Vizada were awarded this contract to provide communications systems onboard Buss vessels and over the course of the two-year deal, Buss Data will equip the whole Buss Shipping Company fleet with the newest generation of Inmarsat FleetBroadband terminals. Telemar will take care of the hardware and technical maintenance of the terminals, as well as of the airtime management and billing, while Vizada will provide reliable satellite communications and customer care. The value-added Vizada Solutions™ offers more flexibility to administrators and crew. Vizada’s Terralink® Data Manager and The Source® will be deployed with the new FleetBroadband terminals in order to provide further control and money-saving solutions to the company while SkyFile® Antivirus ensures secure IT systems.