Faster Connectivity Is Changing the Face of Maritime Communications
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ISSUE 40 | MAY 2015 Faster connectivity is changing the face of maritime communications SatEditorial Group Chairman and Founder Dominic De Sousa Group CEO Nadeem Hood Tides of Time Publishing Director The tragic earthquake in Nepal that claimed thousands of lives, is Raz Islam a reminder to one and all of just how precious every moment is. [email protected] +971 4 440 9129 Family and friends have been unable to get in touch with loved ones, because phone lines and all other communication is down. This is Editorial Director Vijaya Cherian where mobile satellite services excel. The ability of being connected [email protected] anywhere at any time is a comforting thought, and one that is +971 55 105 3787 gaining momentum among individual customers across the world. Editor With costs of equipment and services becoming more affordable, it Clayton Aldo Vallabhan won’t be long before mobile satellite communications will become [email protected] just as popular as GSM services. +971 4 375 5479 ADVERTISING In other news, CommunicAsia is nearly upon us, and it looks like the show is poised to be bigger Group Sales Manager Sandip Virk and better than ever. Held in conjunction with it will be SatComm 2015, which will draw nearly [email protected] 160 satellite-based companies to address key issues within Asia-Pacific’s mobile ecosystem. The +971 4 375 5483 Marina Bay Sands in Singapore will play host to the event from June 2-5, and the exhibition is +971 50 929 1845 estimated to bring in visitors from all over the region. This certainly has all the makings of a show Senior Sales Manager not to be missed. Rodi Hennawi [email protected] +971 4 440 9106 We will also be holding a maritime roundtable towards the end of this month, where the topic of discussion will be mega yachts and the challenges of providing continuous connectivity at high MARKETING Marketing Manager broadband speeds throughout the course of a journey. End users on these yachts tend to use them Lisa Justice during a summer holiday, or a short break, so connectivity is not something that is required 365 [email protected] days of the year. However, when they do use it, they expect broadband to be at high speeds, always +971 4 375 5498 connected and secure enough to use as a remote office for official work, as well as flexible enough DESIGN to be connected during the journey, and even at camps or resorts on land, should the need arise. Art Director Simon Cobon Designer Lucy McMurray Read more about it in the June issue of the magazine. DISTRIbuTIoN Distribution Manager Sunil Kumar Clayton Vallabhan [email protected] Editor +971 4 3755470 PRoDuCTIoN Production Manager Vipin V Vijay [email protected] In this edition: +971 4 375 5713 “Internet consumers are rapidly “For the crew on a vessel, it’s not DIGITAL SERVICES Web Developer Mohammad Awais growing in number while becoming just a luxury to keep in touch with Web Developer Umair Shamim more discerning in the types of colleagues on shore; it is essential. Published by services they expect, not only home They require a communications users, but also business owners.” system they can trust.” David Murphy, CCO, YahSat Gavan Murphy, Director, Globalstar Registered at IMPZ Page 8 Page 23 PO Box 13700 Dubai, UAE “The maritime sector has all “Since 2008, we’ve provided our Tel: +971 4 440 9100 Fax: +971 4 447 2409 along been the driver for COTM SwiftBroadband network which www.cpimediagroup.com deployments and continues to be allows IP to the cabin, and this has Printed by the largest and, by far, the most allowed the proliferation of WiFi, Printwell Printing Press LLC well developed COTM market.” GSM and other connectivity.” Henrik Nørrelykke, VP Land Mobile Ben Griffin, Regional Director, © Copyright 2015 CPI. All rights reserved. While the publishers have made every effort to Business, Cobham SATCOM MEA, Inmarsat ensure the accuracy of all information in this Page 22 Page 40 magazine, they will not be held responsible for any errors therein. May 2015 | SatellitePro | 1 Shaping the future with SES With our expanding fleet of over 50 satellites, SES combines a strong local presence in the Middle East with global reach. We cover the Middle East with 9 satellites, offering our customers a balance of capacity, customized support and local market knowledge to fuel the Middle East‘s demand for innovation and expansion. Find out more about how we can extend your reach across the Middle East and beyond at www.ses.com SES_SatPro_ ad_207x270.indd 1 8/22/14 11:04 AM SatContents Issue 40 | May 2015 SatNews SatEvents 4 28 Space Centre The Biggest NAB Ever Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre More than 100,000 people attended established in the UAE, Arabsat and Siemens NAB 2015, the world’s largest convention sign contract for system monitoring, O3b covering film entertainment, development, pens deal with MEOSAT management and delivery of content SatLead 6 SatEvents 10 34 Covering the Deep Blue CommunicAsia Beckons With the growth of bandwidth requirements, At CommunicAsia2015, the latest innovative and proliferation of applications and smart technologies from Big Data, Business devices, satcom in the maritime industry is Analytics, Cloud technologies, IoT, to Zigbee set for a turnaround will be unveiled SatExpert SatGuest 18 40 Advancing Connectivity Tracking Airplanes Riyadh Al Adely, MD of SkyStream Ben Griffin, Regional Director, Aviation speaks about the crucial role of the Business, Middle East and Africa at market in helping the satellite industry 18 Inmarsat, speaks about how flight tracking to evolve despite challenges and in-flight connectivity are evolving SatTechnology 22 The Evolution of COTM With HTS now being a viable solution, and terminal and antennae sizes reducing, COTM is quickly being adopted across a lot of different verticals that were previously not serviced by the technology 40 May 2015 | SatellitePro | 3 SatNews Meet Newtec Dialog the platforM that Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre established in UAE eMbraces chaNge His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued a resolution establishing the Mohammed Newtec Dialog allows you to adapt your bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). infrastructure easily as your business changes. 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MBRSC will oversee the UAE’s Mars probe www.wam.ae exploration mission. ArAbsAt And siemens sign contrAct for system monitoring o3b pens deAl with meosAt Arabsat and Siemens Convergence of satellite communications. Arabsat is O3b Networks have announced a multi- Creators have signed a contract for the actively involved in the global Interference year agreement to provide trunking installation of a new Communication Mitigation initiatives through its leading services to service provider MEOSAT. System Monitoring (CSM) at Dirab Earth role in SIRG and GVF and always strives to Dubai-based MEOSAT is a next generation Station near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. use state-of the-art technology to ensure internet service provider delivering The system will monitor all traffic the highest quality services to its customers communications to the oil and gas industry. within the Arabsat satellite fleet and is with current and future satellites.” MEOSAT offers high performance coverage intended to provide a 24/7 monitoring cycle even to the sector’s most difficult and for the RF and QoS measurements, the challenging locations with end-to-end characterisation, decoding and analysing network management, ensuring on time and of all carriers within the payload. on budget delivery of services. MEOSAT will As a result of its flexible architecture, use the significant capacity provided by O3b the system not only meets the present to serve oil industry clients in Southern Iraq. VisiT Us aT needs of Arabsat, but is also designed Michael Iwanow, CEO of MEOSAT, said: and ready for future requirements. “We pride ourselves on serving customers Furthermore, SIECAMS was one of the first with best in class services. Oil rich Southern communicAsiA satellite monitoring solutions available on Iraq’s high demand for reliable, low latency jUne 2-5 the market to support Carrier-ID detection, service was the deciding factor when it came technology which enables the identification to selecting the O3b network. 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