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According to COMSYS, the number of active maritime VSAT installations, which send and receive data at broadband speeds on board vessels, has quadrupled from 2008 (6,001) to 2014 (21,922), and it is predicted to exceed 40,000 this year.

and AI ventures, could unlock unlimited Asia and the Middle East and SES-14 therefore injecting true value for end us- nential growth of digitalization should new possibilities for the application of will deliver broadband over the Atlantic ers. present an opportunity, not a concern. If satellite data to predict performance. We Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, as well as data is the new oil, then reliable, avail- also believe a manageable and robust four O3b satellites that will provide low able and high performing satellites are Enabling Digitalization platform such as Maritime+ is key in latency connectivity globally. Through Ship owners and operators continue to the modern day oil pipeline; with an es- enabling the shipping industry to access continuing innovation and subsequent experience unprecedented challenges, sential role in facilitating the effective these services. launches of our ? eet, we will be able to encompassing weak demand, higher use of more, and more accurate, data in

In 2018 alone SES will launch six new ramp up the maritime platform services costs, increased regulation, and a lack of shipping. high-throughput satellites. SES-12 will to deliver large scale managed data so- credit and capital liquidity in the market. provide spot beams of Ku-band over lutions which are optimised for ships; Amid these market conditions the expo-

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