Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of World Reach Limited, has won a $1 million deal to supply Chinese company MCN (Marine Communications & Navigation Company) with Inmarsat marine satellite terminals.

Beam Communications has entered into a strategic product development initiative with Iridium Communications, which will see the companies collaborate on the manufacturing of a new product.

Beam Communications has announced that its entire range of Inmarsat products has now been approved for sale in Japan.

Beam Communications reports that it has received an initial order worth US$170,000 from a China-based satellite communications company for its Oceana range of Inmarsat-powered vessel phones.

A range of new anti-piracy systems from providers Applied Satellite Engineering (ASE) and Beam Communications, utilising either the Iridium or Inmarsat satellite networks, have been launched.

Beam Communications has received certification from Iridium Communications for use of Beam’s LiteDOCK docking stations with the Iridium Extreme satellite phone.