Thrane & Thrane has been awarded a DKK 20 million (approximately $3.6 million) contract by Inmarsat to supply and install two Radio Network Controller stations in Hawaii.
This deal represents one of the first contracts awarded under plans to begin the implementation of necessary infrastructure to support the operation of the third and final Inmarsat-4 next generation satellite, due to be launched in early 2008.
The contract delivery is planned to take place over the next two fiscal years. Installation of equipment is planned to be completed during the current fiscal year, with integration and testing scheduled to follow.
Thrane & Thrane has worked with Inmarsat since 2001 in the design, manufacture and installation of radio network infrastructure for BGAN, the forerunner to the upcoming maritime FleetBroadband service, which has been worth more than DKK 500 million to the Danish company over that period.
This new contract is intended to assist in providing infrastructure for FleetBroadband service coverage in the Pacific Ocean region.
Thrane & Thrane says that, to date, it has now installed over 150 Inmarsat Land Earth Stations around the world.
