...nearly half of all VSATs installed in the maritime market, at an installation rate more than twice any other vendor, according to the newly released COMSYS Maritime VSAT Report. The third edition of the industry report also finds that 14 of the largest 20 maritime service providers use iDirect’s satellite communications platform, and these companies lead the way in almost all of the major market segments including vessels in the high end segments of cruise and oil and gas vessels.

The COMSYS report, which details the growth of maritime VSAT services, confirms that iDirect is the de-facto leader among ground infrastructure providers and is emerging as the platform of choice for high throughput services, affirmed by partnerships with several major satellite operators. Further, COMSYS notes that iDirect’s new X7 remote significantly raises the performance of its Evolution system to support higher data rates, challenging SCPC as the solution of choice for bandwidth intense applications.

COMSYS projects vigorous growth in the maritime VSAT market, forecasting that the number of vessels in service will double by 2016, bringing the total number of VSATs in service to more than 26,000. Market revenue expanded 9 percent in 2010 and 2011 and is now close to $1 billion, due to increased demand for bandwidth.

To download iDirect’s market profile and summary based on the 3rd edition COMSYS Maritime VSAT Report, please visit http://www.idirect.net/Applications/Maritime-Connectivity/comsys-Maritime-VSAT-Report.aspx.