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May 4th, 2012

Vizada... Ship Shape With Danaos (SATCOM)


[SatNews] Vizada, a leading provider of global satellite-based mobility services recently acquired by Astrium, and Vizada Elite Partner SRH Marine Electronics S.A. have signed...

...a 24-month agreement with Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd. to equip the company’s fleet of vessels with a full broadband communications system. The partners will provide 1 GB connectivity over Inmarsat FleetBroadband terminals, connectivity will be further enhanced by Vizada XChange and the Vizada Crew PC for optimal internet usage.

Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd. is a Greece-based ship manager which provides ship management services to one of the world’s largest fleets of containerships, while supervising many technically demanding and geographically diverse shipbuilding projects. Thanks to the recently signed deal with SRH Marine Electronics S.A. and Vizada, their fleet of 63 vessels will benefit from high speed internet and telephone connectivity via FleetBroadband for their business and crew communications needs.

SRH will provide the Thrane & Thrane Sailor FleetBroadband terminals. Vizada will enhance the satellite connectivity while providing the all-in-one maritime communications platform Vizada XChange. Vizada XChange, through the onboard box hardware in conjunction with the user interfaces, will allow Danaos IT managers or captains to choose settings and configurations to make the best use of the FleetBroadband connectivity, including web compression and filtering and optimized connectivity switching features.