Thrane has officially launched the SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband, with first delivery expected end of June 2009. SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband features the smallest, lightest FleetBroadband antenna to date, which enables simplicity with user-installation. Smaller professional vessels and larger yachts with a requirement for reliable, high quality global internet and voice communication can enter the broadband era with a true IP solution for the first time.
The SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband widens the possibilities of high speed internet access at sea and provides the opportunity to have the world wide web on almost any boat. Based on the same design values and high quality build as the market leading premium SAILOR FleetBroadband solutions, SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband ensures that smaller and more vessels can experience the same reliability and ease of use that high-end SAILOR systems offer.
The Inmarsat Satellite Constellation owns and operates the worlds most advanced fleet of commercial mobile communications spacecraft, flying in Geostationary orbit 22,240 miles above the earth. It includes the two latest generation satellites, the I4 which were launched in 2005. Together, they provide coverage to around 85 per cent of the worlds landmass and 98 per cent of the worlds population.