Maritime communication and navigation systems provider Furuno has established the Furuno Broadband Service Centre (FBS).
FBS will have strategic focus on Furuno's expanding business in the maritime satellite communication market. FBS will be responsible for the development, expansion and maintenance of Furuno's maritime satellite communication activities including marketing, support and traffic accounting for maritime satellite communication systems that include INMARSAT and VSAT systems.
FBS will be located at Furuno's subsidiary company, Furuno Danmark, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The new service centre will focus on the core areas vital for reliable maritime broadband connectivity including: tailored system solutions, least cost routing, airtime, compression utilities for optimisation of bandwidth, trench settings, white and black listing of web pages, onboard GSM solutions, etc.
FBS will complement Furuno's Global Customer Network Centre located in Japan, serving clients with communication solutions in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America.
FBS will offer airtime services for all types of Inmarsat terminals and seamless VSAT ku-band communication services with connectivity of up to 4Mbps for ocean-going fleets.
Inmarsat Communication terminals FELCOM15, FELCOM250 and FELCOM500 and a VSAT system FV-100 are all part of FURUNO's product portfolio of professional communication solutions handled by Furuno's local subsidiary companies and national distributors.
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