Ship operator RIX Shipmanagement has chosen KVH’s AgilePlans subscription-based connectivity as a service (CaaS) program to supply its vessels with VSAT connectivity.

Turkish-owned and registered shipping company Güngen Denizcilik ve Ticaret has committed its entire fleet of six Suezmax crude oil-tankers to Kongsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight infrastructure.

Toronto-based Kepler Communications has raised USD 60M in Series B funding to help it scale up its on-orbit satellite communications network.

Danish satellite operator Sternula has entered a new partnership with the Ghana Maritime Authority to strengthen the maritime sector in Ghana and West Africa.

Thales has announced the launch of its new ThalesLINK product line of L-band solutions – MissionLINK 200 and VesseLINK 200. 

OneWeb has confirmed the next successful launch of 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. This launch brings OneWeb a step closer to completing its ‘Five to 50’ ambition and the start of commercial service by the end of the year.

Iridium Communications has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning, a Scotland-based provider of enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) accuracy solutions.

Scorpio Shipmanagement has signed an agreement with Marlink to upgrade its hybrid VSAT network solution on all vessels in its fleet, with additional bandwidth to enable new data, applications and reporting.

IEC Telecom has signed a partnership agreement with Iridium to become one of the official Iridium GMDSS service providers.

KVH Industries has announced that it shipped more than 500 VSAT satellite communications systems during the first three months of 2021, marking the second consecutive record quarter for VSAT shipments.