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Frontline deploys Inmarsat XpressLink
[January 30, 2012]

Frontline deploys Inmarsat XpressLink


Jan 30, 2012 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Frontline, a crude oil shipping company, has selected Inmarsat XpressLink for more than 100 vessels from its existing fleet and its planned new builds.

For a fixed low cost, XpressLink provides vessels around the globe with access to both Ku-band VSAT and L-band FleetBroadband services in a bundled package. XpressLink meets the increasing need for high-speed global communications. It reportedly comes with a guaranteed free upgrade to the 50Mbps capability of Inmarsat's Ka-band Global Xpress - when the service becomes operational from 2013, the company said.



According to Frontline, XpressLink's cost benefits and unmatched failover capability - which offers unlimited FleetBroadband usage - along with Inmarsat's service availability were central to its decision.

"With XpressLink's internet and voice services, communications onboard the vessel will be greatly enhanced, supporting operations and improving overall efficiency," said Kjell Langva of Frontline Management.


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