OLSM Equips Fleet with Iridium® Satcoms for Low-Cost Efficient Crew Calling
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BETHESDA, Md. - March 15, 2007 - -sterreichischer Lloyd Ship Management (-LSM) is fitting its fleet of ships with Iridium® satellite terminals to take advantage of Iridium's enhanced low-cost crew calling services.
One Net Ltd is supplying and installing the Sailor SC 4000 Iridium maritime terminals under a service agreement with Stratos.
The -LSM ships will use the Iridium terminals for cost-effective crew calling using prepaid individual PIN codes, and as backup communications for ship's business. The system automatically separates the charges for crew calls from ship's calls to facilitate onboard accounting for satellite costs.
"Iridium's crew calling service provides a very cost-effective way for crew members to keep in touch with family and friends when away from home," said Gregoris Gregoriou, managing director of One Net Ltd.
"Iridium's universal coverage over all of the world's waterways and low-cost service plans makes it increasingly the first choice of shipping fleets for satellite crew calling and other ship-to-shore communications," said Greg Ewert, executive vice president, Iridium Satellite. "Iridium continues to gain market share in satellite crew calling. During 2006, the number of ships using Iridium's prepaid crew calling service increased by more than 43 percent."
About Iridium Satellite
Iridium Satellite LLC (www.iridium.com) is the only provider of truly global satellite voice and data solutions with complete coverage of the earth (including oceans, airways and Polar Regions). Iridium delivers essential communications services to and from remote areas where no other form of communication is available. The Iridium constellation consists of 66 low-earth orbiting (LEO), cross-linked satellites and has multiple in-orbit spares. The constellation operates as a fully meshed network and is the largest commercial satellite constellation in the world. The Iridium service is ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation and utilities. Iridium provides service to the U.S. Department of Defense. The company also designs, builds and sells its services, products and solutions through a worldwide network of more than 150 partners.
About-LSM
-sterreichischer Lloyd Ship Management (www.oelsm.com), based in Vienna, Austria, and offices in Limassol, Hamburg and Malta, is one of the leading independent ship management companies in Western Europe. The company fully or partly manages more than 20 ships, primarily multi-purpose bulk carriers, car carriers, containerships and reefers. Founded in 1991, -LSM is a division of the -sterreichischer Lloyd Vienna/Austria Group.
About One Net Ltd
One Net Ltd (www.onenet.com.cy) has been operating since 1997. Based in Lemesos, Cyprus, the company offers to local and regional shipping communities a full range of marine satellite telecommunication services.
About Stratos
Stratos Global Corporation (www.stratosglobal.com) is a publicly traded company (TSX: SGB) and the leading global provider of a wide range of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions for users operating beyond the reach of traditional networks. With its owned-and-operated infrastructure and extensive portfolio of industry-leading satellite and microwave technologies, Stratos serves the voice and high-speed data connectivity requirements of a diverse array of markets, including government, military, energy, industrial, maritime, aeronautical, enterprise, media and recreational users throughout the world.
Press Contacts:
Liz DeCastro
Iridium Satellite LLC
+ 1 (301) 571-6257
liz.decastro@iridium.com
Jim Rhodes
Rhodes Communications
+1 (757) 451-0602
jrhodes@rhodescomm.com
