Ofer Ship Holding Deploys FleetBroadband Multi-voice Service with Station711
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Posted on June 14, 2012 at 12:49:01 PM
Ofer Ship Holding Deploys FleetBroadband Multi-voice Service with Station711
Airport City Business Park, Israel, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Station711, the innovative and flexible Mobile Satellite Services division of RRsat
Global Communications Network Ltd (NASDAQ: RRST), announced today that Ofer Ship Holding
has adopted the new FleetBroadband Multi-voice capability. The decision was made after a
trial period, where Station711 and Inmarsat lead the technical aspects of the new service.
The deployment on ZIM CONSTANZA comes just days after FleetBroadband's
[http://www.inmarsat.com/Services/Maritime/FleetBroadband/default.aspx?language=EN&textonlyúlse ]
new multi-voice capability became commercially available. The ZIM CONSTANZA is a
4,250 TEU container vessel with a crew of 27 onboard. Station711
[http://www.station711.com/?language=EN&textonlyúlse ], an Inmarsat distribution partner,
added a Vocality [http://www.vocality.com/?language=EN&textonlyúlse ] PBX to work
alongside the ship's installed JRC-500.
"It was easy to integrate the FleetBroadband Multi-voice capability into the vessel's
infrastructure," said Dotan Sofer of Ofer Ship Holding. "The high quality of the multiple
voice lines is the same as we had previously on the existing FleetBroadband terminal. The
crew really appreciates the added flexibility and privacy that this service provides."
FleetBroadband Multi-voice is integrated into Inmarsat's core network, ensuring a
high-quality voice service. Supporting up to 9 simultaneous calls, it allows vessel owners
and managers to separate crew communications from operational use, making it easier for
crew to make and receive personal low-cost calls away from the bridge.
"FleetBroadband Multi-voice adds significant value to the service, and we expect it to
be very attractive to the shipping companies we work with," said Kobi Ohayon, Sales
Director at Station711. "Not only does the crew now have more privacy for their calls, for
which they can use our low-cost prepaid cards, but they are also receiving the same high
quality voice service as the bridge."
"Within days of releasing this new capability, we have seen intense interest from our
distribution partners and service providers," said Frank Coles, President, Inmarsat
Maritime. "This is a simple but effective solution to the growing need for separate crew
calling facilities, delivered with the same high quality standard as all Inmarsat
services."
FleetBroadband Multi-voice can be accessed on existing FleetBroadband equipment, and
with the same per-minute tariff for both pre-paid and post-paid calls. It also supports
the "505" emergency calling capability that connects a vessel immediately to a Maritime
Rescue Centre.
About Station711
Being the mobile satellite arm of RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:
RRST), Station711 provides communications solutions to the maritime, terrestrial and
aviation markets. As Inmarsat's 4th generation distribution partner, with our own LES for
existing and evolved Inmarsat services and via our own global teleports and fiber optics
network, Station711 has you covered to guarantee seamless global communications anywhere,
anytime. The Station711 platform, based on the most advanced technologies, can be
integrated into yours existing communications infrastructures. This unique capability
results in significant cost and resource savings.
For more information, visit http://www.station711.com
About RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) provides global, end-to-end,
content management and distribution services to the rapidly expanding television and radio
broadcasting industries, covering more than 150 countries. Through its RRsat Global
Network, composed of satellite and terrestrial fiber optic capacity and the public
Internet, RRsat provides high-quality and flexible global distribution services 24/7 to
more than 630 channels reaching multiplatform operators, Internet TV and direct-to-home
viewers
worldwide
and also offers occasional use services for sports, news and events
with a fleet of flyaways and over 10 transportable satellite news gathering services
(SNG) units.
More than 130 television and radio channels use RRsat's advanced production and
playout centers comprising comprehensive media asset management services. Visit the
company's website http://www.rrsat.com
About Inmarsat
Inmarsat plc is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services.
Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing reliable voice and high-speed data communications
to governments, enterprises and other organizations, with a range of services that can be
used on land, at sea or in the air. Inmarsat employs around 1,500 staff in more than 40
locations around the world, with a presence in the major ports and centres of commerce on
every continent. For the year ended 31st December 2011, Inmarsat plc had total revenue of
US$1,409 million and an EBITDA of US$854 million. Inmarsat is listed on the London Stock
Exchange (LSE:ISAT.L).
For more information, please visit http://www.inmarsat.com
[http://www.inmarsat.com/?language=EN&textonlyúlse ].
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding (i) the growth of our business and
the television and radio broadcasting industries, (ii) our expectation to expand our
client base and sell additional services to our existing client base, (iii) our ability to
successfully integrate the teleports we acquired, (iv) our ability to develop and
commercialize the RRinternetTV service, (v) our expectation to extend the average length
of our contracts in the future, (vi) our ability to develop, expand and commercialize our
HD Platform, (vii) our ability to report future successes, (viii) our ability to expand
our activity in the North American market, (ix) our ability to develop and expand our
relationship with mobile satellite services distribution partners; and (x) our intention
to distribute dividends in the future and the size of any dividends declared. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based
on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the companies and
the industry as of the date of this press release. The company undertakes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances,
or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the risks
indicated in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more
details, please refer to our SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011and our Current Reports on Form
6-K.
Information in this press release concerning Inmarsat and Ofer Ship Holding is based
on information provided by these organizations and has not been independently verified by
RRsat.
Press Contact:
Avi Koren, Marketing Director
Tel: +972-54-9955617
Email: avi.koren@station711.com
Source: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd
Airport City Business Park, Israel, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Station711, the innovative and flexible Mobile Satellite Services division of RRsat
Global Communications Network Ltd (NASDAQ: RRST), announced today that Ofer Ship Holding
has adopted the new FleetBroadband Multi-voice capability. The decision was made after a
trial period, where Station711 and Inmarsat lead the technical aspects of the new service.
The deployment on ZIM CONSTANZA comes just days after FleetBroadband's
[http://www.inmarsat.com/Services/Maritime/FleetBroadband/default.aspx?language=EN&textonlyúlse ]
new multi-voice capability became commercially available. The ZIM CONSTANZA is a
4,250 TEU container vessel with a crew of 27 onboard. Station711
[http://www.station711.com/?language=EN&textonlyúlse ], an Inmarsat distribution partner,
added a Vocality [http://www.vocality.com/?language=EN&textonlyúlse ] PBX to work
alongside the ship's installed JRC-500.
"It was easy to integrate the FleetBroadband Multi-voice capability into the vessel's
infrastructure," said Dotan Sofer of Ofer Ship Holding. "The high quality of the multiple
voice lines is the same as we had previously on the existing FleetBroadband terminal. The
crew really appreciates the added flexibility and privacy that this service provides."
FleetBroadband Multi-voice is integrated into Inmarsat's core network, ensuring a
high-quality voice service. Supporting up to 9 simultaneous calls, it allows vessel owners
and managers to separate crew communications from operational use, making it easier for
crew to make and receive personal low-cost calls away from the bridge.
"FleetBroadband Multi-voice adds significant value to the service, and we expect it to
be very attractive to the shipping companies we work with," said Kobi Ohayon, Sales
Director at Station711. "Not only does the crew now have more privacy for their calls, for
which they can use our low-cost prepaid cards, but they are also receiving the same high
quality voice service as the bridge."
"Within days of releasing this new capability, we have seen intense interest from our
distribution partners and service providers," said Frank Coles, President, Inmarsat
Maritime. "This is a simple but effective solution to the growing need for separate crew
calling facilities, delivered with the same high quality standard as all Inmarsat
services."
FleetBroadband Multi-voice can be accessed on existing FleetBroadband equipment, and
with the same per-minute tariff for both pre-paid and post-paid calls. It also supports
the "505" emergency calling capability that connects a vessel immediately to a Maritime
Rescue Centre.
About Station711
Being the mobile satellite arm of RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:
RRST), Station711 provides communications solutions to the maritime, terrestrial and
aviation markets. As Inmarsat's 4th generation distribution partner, with our own LES for
existing and evolved Inmarsat services and via our own global teleports and fiber optics
network, Station711 has you covered to guarantee seamless global communications anywhere,
anytime. The Station711 platform, based on the most advanced technologies, can be
integrated into yours existing communications infrastructures. This unique capability
results in significant cost and resource savings.
For more information, visit http://www.station711.com
About RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd.
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) provides global, end-to-end,
content management and distribution services to the rapidly expanding television and radio
broadcasting industries, covering more than 150 countries. Through its RRsat Global
Network, composed of satellite and terrestrial fiber optic capacity and the public
Internet, RRsat provides high-quality and flexible global distribution services 24/7 to
more than 630 channels reaching multiplatform operators, Internet TV and direct-to-home
viewers
worldwide
and also offers occasional use services for sports, news and events
with a fleet of flyaways and over 10 transportable satellite news gathering services
(SNG) units.
More than 130 television and radio channels use RRsat's advanced production and
playout centers comprising comprehensive media asset management services. Visit the
company's website http://www.rrsat.com
About Inmarsat
Inmarsat plc is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services.
Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing reliable voice and high-speed data communications
to governments, enterprises and other organizations, with a range of services that can be
used on land, at sea or in the air. Inmarsat employs around 1,500 staff in more than 40
locations around the world, with a presence in the major ports and centres of commerce on
every continent. For the year ended 31st December 2011, Inmarsat plc had total revenue of
US$1,409 million and an EBITDA of US$854 million. Inmarsat is listed on the London Stock
Exchange (LSE:ISAT.L).
For more information, please visit http://www.inmarsat.com
[http://www.inmarsat.com/?language=EN&textonlyúlse ].
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding (i) the growth of our business and
the television and radio broadcasting industries, (ii) our expectation to expand our
client base and sell additional services to our existing client base, (iii) our ability to
successfully integrate the teleports we acquired, (iv) our ability to develop and
commercialize the RRinternetTV service, (v) our expectation to extend the average length
of our contracts in the future, (vi) our ability to develop, expand and commercialize our
HD Platform, (vii) our ability to report future successes, (viii) our ability to expand
our activity in the North American market, (ix) our ability to develop and expand our
relationship with mobile satellite services distribution partners; and (x) our intention
to distribute dividends in the future and the size of any dividends declared. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based
on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the companies and
the industry as of the date of this press release. The company undertakes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances,
or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the risks
indicated in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For more
details, please refer to our SEC filings and the amendments thereto, including our Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011and our Current Reports on Form
6-K.
Information in this press release concerning Inmarsat and Ofer Ship Holding is based
on information provided by these organizations and has not been independently verified by
RRsat.
Press Contact:
Avi Koren, Marketing Director
Tel: +972-54-9955617
Email: avi.koren@station711.com
Source: RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd