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Simrad To Deliver

Instrument Package For

Multi-Purpose Research

Vessel

Simrad has been contracted to deliver a fully-integrated scientific instrument package for a new multi-purpose research vessel to be operated by Aberdeen-based

Marine Laboratory for its Scottish office's Agriculture, Fisheries and

Environmental Department (SOAFD). The 223-ft. (68-m) trawler-type vessel is principally dedicated to fisheries research, but will also be fitted out with hydro- graphic and oceanographic equip- ment and laboratories.

SOAFD has awarded Ferguson

Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow a contract for a complete vessel.

Simrad has the main responsibility for supplying, installing and com- missioning fully integrated scien- tific and navigational equipment.

The deliveries include Simrad's scientific and hydrographic single and multibeam echosounders, short and long-range sonars, a trawl-mounted echosounder, net monitoring and high-precision acoustic positioning and dynamic positioning systems.

At a total value of $2 million, this is reportedly Simrad's largest sin- gle order for equipment for a fish- eries research vessel.

For more information on Simrad

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IIDB Introduces New Pricing

Structure

IDB Mobile Communications,

Inc. (IDB Mobile) has introduced a new pricing structure for

Inmarsat-based satellite communi- cations services designed to offer low rates to maritime users. The new rates, which were to go into effect on October 1, apply to

Inmarsat A, B and M service. The new structure combines reduced rates from the company's One

World, One Price plant which offers maritime users a single price, including landing charges, for calls anywhere in the world.

Also debuting is IDB's new

Preferred Nations Plan which pro- vides nine special regional dis- counts for satellite calls to a set of countries selected by the customer, targeting medium and large

Inmarsat users.

For more information on IDB Mobile

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Telstra, In Agreement With

Globe Wireless, Provides

Link In Global Network

Telstra has announced an agree- ment with Globe Wireless to pro- vide a link in its Global Radio

Network.

Telstra's Maritime Communi- cations Station at Perth will join a network of eight other high fre- quency radio stations which will provide international trading and fishing vessels with virtually con- tinuous access to radio telex ser- vices irrespective of position.

These stations are located at

A9M Bahrain, ZLA Awanui, KEJ

Hawaii, WNU Louisiana, WCC

Massachusetts, VCT Newfound- land, SAB Gothenburg and KFS

San Francisco.

This agreement will eventually allow for the introduction of access to GlobeEmail which will facilitate the exchange of messages and data between ships at sea and shore- based electronic mail networks, including the Internet.

For more information on Telstra

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Land Earth Stations and Mobile Terminals

Since Inmarsat began to offer satellite communications between ships at sea and the international telephone and telex networks more than a decade ago, Nera has been the leading manufacturer of Inmarsat technology.

Nera has designed and built nearly forty per cent of all Land Earth Stations in the Inmarsat system. About 8,000 Mobile Earth Stations of the Saturn family have been commissioned on ships and on land.

Nera is the world's leading supplier of Inmarsat

Land Earth Stations and Mobile Terminals.

Saturn - 8,000 units on ships and on land

Nera AS

Satcom Division

Bergerveien 12, P. O. Box 94, N-1 361 BILUNGSTAD, Norway

Tel.: +47 66 84 47 00. Fax.: +47 66 84 46 21. Telex 71 721 umeb n

NERH

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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