The growing demand for better connectivity at sea will be answered with the creation of a Maritime division by the company behind the world’s initial satellite capacity aggregation platform.
following The new Maritime Unit will offer satellite communication facilities on a variety of vessels and onboard IT services including radar, video graphics array (VGA) and digital visual interface (DVI) cabling.
The unit will be headed by the former owner of BelgosatMario Alen, and is part of neXat’s operations department, led by founding partner and COO Caroline De Vos.
“Connectivity at sea is about to become a necessity rather than a luxury. That is why we are dedicated to providing customers with the best satellite communications needed to carry out tasks on land and at sea,” says De Vos. “neXat is pleased to have seized this opportunity and we look forward to welcoming Mario to the team. His established skills and knowledge of the sector will help us thrive in this new business venture.”
Mario will strengthen the neXat team by sharing his knowledge and experience to help customers in the maritime and industrial sectors access video, voice and data communications at sea and on land through a variety of solutions, including satellite , IoT, CCTV and power line connectivity.
The first year of the new commercial venture will see the start of the installation process, before expanding at a later stage to site inspection and maintenance activities.
neXat already has a growing portfolio within the maritime sector, including providing enhanced satellite connectivity to the commercial shipping industry and the private yachting industry. The growing demand for satellite solutions at sea is met by the neXat platform, a complete, carrier-grade, fully redundant OSS/BSS platform that enables operators to outsource satellite services and value-added services across the maritime sector. .
“neXat already has a deep understanding of satellite technology and they are well known satellite service providers, which will help them go far when entering the industry,” says Mario. “I am excited to have joined the neXat team on this project and look forward to seeing what the future holds.”
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