Marlink renews agreement with Intelsat

Communications company Marlink has renewed its agreement with Intelsat for the supply of next-generation Ku-band capacity. The company will deploy the capacity within its hybrid digital network, which is available worldwide for customers in the maritime, energy, and enterprise sectors.

The agreement includes the future use of satellites with a software-defined operating system, improving the precision of signal delivery, and providing a highly stable quality of service.

The company will ensure that the capacity available is digitally enabled for sectors requiring high-throughput services, including commercial shipping, offshore installations, and cruise and ferry. A range of networks will be combined into one system, maximising throughput and guaranteeing service availability and uptime, Marlink said.

Erik Ceuppens, Marlink CEO, commented: "We are delighted to extend our close and long-standing agreement with Intelsat, which enables us to provide our clients with predictability and quality within our smart hybrid network. This agreement fully reflects the Marlink philosophy that a blended network of the best available services, tailored to customer needs and designed for specific applications, is required by today's users."

Intelsat's CCO, Mike DeMarco, said: "This agreement marks yet another milestone in our long-term partnership with Marlink, enabling us to further extend resilient, high-throughput connectivity to shipowners and operators across maritime sectors. The flexibility and reliability of Intelsat's multi-layered global satellite network and ground infrastructure, combined with Marlink's diverse portfolio of communications solutions, ensures a truly seamless connectivity experience and peace of mind, even in the most remote locations at sea."