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Harris joins T11N maritime VSAT party
(Jan  29  2010)

VSAT provider Harris Corporation has signed a multi-year agreement for Atlantic Ocean region capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 11N satellite, in an effort to extend coverage for its maritime satellite services.

Harris Maritime Communications Services (MCS) says that it has selected Telstar 11N as part of the launch of its next generation maritime broadband offering.

Harris MCS will be landing traffic over the Telstar 11N service at its primary teleport in Melbourne, Florida, using a networking platform provided by iDirect.

“Our maritime customers, such as Carnival Corporation, expect a broadband service that provides passengers and crew with communications that are comparable to what they would experience on land,” said Rick Simonian, president, Harris MCS.

“iDirect’s platform was part of the solution but we could not implement it for the Atlantic crossings without Telstar 11N’s superior Atlantic coverage combined with the satellite’s outstanding performance.”

The Atlantic Ocean coverage provided by the T11N has been snapped up by a wide range of maritime VSAT companies, with KVH, Radio Holland and Ship Equip just some of those contracting for transponder space on the new satellite.

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