Subsea Cable

Pipe laying of the 1,224 kilometer long Nord Stream Pipeline started in April 2010. Today , anno 2018, one of the pipe-laying barges is Saipem's CASTORO DIECI used for the shallow waters in Germany.

UK-based Iridium satcom specialist, Rock Seven, has teamed up with Network Innovations Inc. (“NI”) to supply the field hardware for NI’s expansion into IoT applications in the aviation, maritime, government and land mobile sectors. The reseller partnership with Rock Seven enables NI to provide a suite of dependable, adaptable and efficient asset-tracking solutions that deliver a strong Return on Investment (ROI) to its customers.

Prysmian Group, a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract by Van Oord Offshore Wind B.V. for the development of a submarine inter–array cables system for Borssele III & IV offshore wind farms.

Rock Seven, a communications technology and services developer renowned for the dependability and user-friendliness of its Iridium-based satellite tracking systems, has struck a partnership with industry-leading Blue Sky Network, a provider of mission-critical, satellite-based fleet management, tracking, and operational analytics solutions serving private, commercial, and government customers worldwide.

SatADSL, a provider of professional VSAT services via satellite, and UK-based Teleport operator and service provider Cobbett Hill Earth Station announced a new partnership to deliver value-added services across the European maritime sector.

MetOcean Telematics has signed an agreement with Iridium Communications Inc. to become a land and maritime-mobile service provider for its next-generation satellite broadband technology, Iridium Certus. This agreement will allow MetOcean Telematics to provide its clients with enterprise-grade broadband functionality using the only truly global communications solution.

Original research commissioned by Inmarsat suggests that the maritime industry is more amenable to adopting analytic, management and operational tools applied through the Internet of Things (IoT) than many commentators have supposed.

Inmarsat, a world leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hellenic Space Agency (HSA) to allow greater collaboration on research and potential technology development.

Ocean Specialists Inc. (OSI), a Florida, U.S. based subsea cable development and advisory company, announces a partnership with Interchange Limited to lead overall project management and buildout of the ICN2 cable system linking Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.

Navarino, a maritime industry technology company, announces that it will add maritime connectivity services from Intelsat S.A. to its portfolio of connectivity solutions.

Leading Mobile Satellite Service operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company and its long-standing service partner, IEC Telecom, will join forces to showcase Thuraya’s maritime product portfolio and provide a preview of the latest Thuraya maritime VSAT service at this year’s international shipping exhibition, Posidonia 2018, in Greece.

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announces that seven additional service providers have signed agreements to provide the Iridium Certus service for maritime applications.