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Falmouth Scienti? c, Inc. www.falmouth.com

Falmouth Scienti? c, Inc. (FSI), a provider of sensor and sur- vey solutions for applications in salt and fresh water environ- ments, has a long and storied history intertwined with many other companies and innovators in the space. Celebrating its 33rd year in business, FSI’s sensor-based standard product areas include advanced seismic, sub-bottom, and side scan sonar imaging systems; current, wave, and tide meters; elec- tro-acoustic transducers; and acoustic relocation systems. At

FSI’s core is innovative system and design engineering, on- site assembly and production operations, and electrical, acous- Falmouth Scienti? c,” said Hegg. tic, environmental and system testing facilities. HMS is a brand under the FSI umbrella for sub-bottom and

FSI was founded in 1989 based on a WHOI technology li- side scan sonar system technologies as well as ? eld support censes, and since its founding, the focus on FSI products and services. The main products are the HMS-620 Bubble Gun services has been on acoustic technologies over a variety of family of seismic systems, The HMS-622 CHIRPceiverSub- product segments. ottom and the HMS-624 Sidescan. There is also a combined

As part of the focus on acoustic systems, FSI acquired Hegg sidescan and sub-bottom available the HMS-6x5 in 2000m-

Marine Solutions (HMS) in 2010 to establish a geophysical 6000m con? gurations. Most recently, Falmouth Scienti? c line of acoustic products. HMS was founded by Fred Hegg, moved into a new custom 10,000 sq. ft. facility to provide an

Falmouth Scienti? c’s current Vice President of Business De- ef? cient manufacturing and engineering workspace to con- velopment. “We began to develop products under the brand tinue the manufacturing and engineering of acoustic sensors of Hegg Marine Solutions, or HMS, now wholly owned by systems and transducers.

Inmarsat www.inmarsat.com

Powered by Inmarsat’s Ka-band Global Xpress network,

Fleet Xpress aims to offers seamless, global spot-beam cover- age for consistent and reliable service with no drop-out at sat- ellite handover. Unique, steerable beams provide additional, high-speed capacity where it is most needed, while back-up from FleetBroadband ensures 100% network availability ad- herence. These unparalleled capabilities make Fleet Xpress the connectivity solution of choice for a variety of specialised maritime applications, including remote and data-intensive re- search and subsea operations.

This year, Inmarsat has supported two major research proj- ects in remote locations. In March, digital content agency Lit- tle Dot Studios broadcast the discovery of Antarctic explorer

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship, Endurance, from 3,000 me- ecosystem for future generations. In what is Inmarsat’s second tres below the surface of the Southern Ocean. Thanks to the year as satellite service provider to the Titanic Survey Expedi- high bandwidth and data speeds of Fleet Xpress, the live video tion, Fleet Xpress is enabling OceanGate’s crew to connect delivered to online viewers and international media outlets instantly with scienti? c and operational resources anywhere in was crisp and clear despite the signi? cant data demands, the the world and share important ? ndings in real time.

remote location and an elevation angle of just four degrees. Building on this rich safety heritage, Inmarsat is due to

It is in a similar vein that Inmarsat Fleet Xpress is support- launch two new multi-beam, high-throughput payloads in ing OceanGate Expeditions’ 2022 Titanic Survey Expedition, 2023. As the world’s ? rst mobile broadband satellites dedicat- in which a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, maritime ar- ed to the High North, GX10A and 10B will allow Fleet Xpress chaeologists and marine biologists embarked on the expedi- users to bene? t from continuous connectivity – and therefore tion to document the wreck, its archaeology and its marine enhanced safety – while operating in remote polar waters.

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