Airport City Business Park, Israel, June 14,
2012 /PRNewswire/ --
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 new multi-voice capability became commercially
available. The ZIM CONSTANZA is a 4,250 TEU container vessel with a
crew of 27 onboard. Station711, an Inmarsat distribution partner,
added a Vocality 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.
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