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Company type | Private Company |
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Industry | Communications satellite operators |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Mobile and fixed satellite services |
Owner | EADS Astrium |
Subsidiaries | Vizada, Vizada Networks, Marlink |
Vizada is a worldwide satellite communications service provider which operates stations that connect satellite communications to terrestrial telecommunications and IP networks. Vizada provides both mobile and fixed satellite telecommunications to markets including merchant shipping, defense and government, fishing and yachting, oil and gas, mining, and non-governmental organizations. Their services cover maritime, land, and aeronautical services. In 2011, the Vizada Group was acquired by EADS, to be integrated as a subsidiary of Astrium. [1]
Vizada has conducted acquisitions and reorganizations of several global telecommunications entities including France Telecom and Telenor, as well as vertically-specialized companies such as Sait Communications and TDCom.
The Vizada Group operates offices and satellite gateways worldwide, and it has three subsidiaries: Vizada, which markets global mobile and fixed satellite communications; Vizada Networks, which specializes in fixed satellite and hybrid network solutions; and Marlink, which focuses on maritime satellite communication.
Vizada is an independent provider of global satellite-based mobility services. The company, which was formed by the merger of Telenor Satellite Services and France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications, offers mobile and fixed connectivity services from satellite network operators through a network of 400 service provider partners.[ citation needed ]
Vizada works with a range of network providers in the industry, including: Inmarsat, Iridium, Thuraya, Eutelsat, Intelsat, Loral, SES World Skies, and SES Americom.
Vizada Networks (exTaide Networks), [10] provides international and regional broadband fixed satellite services, international telephony and hybrid network solutions. Vizada Networks works with the major fixed satellite operators, such as Eutelsat, Intelsat, and SES World Skies.
Vizada Networks' offices are located in Oslo and Holmestrand in Norway.
Marlink is a large maritime satellite communications provider [11] equipping vessels with mobile-satellite services and VSAT services. [12]
For more than 25 years, Vizada has provided maritime communication products based on Inmarsat and Iridium technologies. Vizada also developed its own satellite communication solution based on VSAT technology called Pharostar. Vizada's products provide broadband data and voice communications onboard seabound vessels.
Product | Technology | Use | Coverage |
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Pharostar | VSAT | Standardized maritime service delivering unlimited access up to 6044 kbit/s for internet, email, VoIP and videoconferencing | Global and regional coverage available |
Custom VSAT Networks | VSAT | Tailored land based service including high-speed voice, fax, data throughputs up to 8 Mbit/s, network design, dimensioning, technology, space capacity, backhauling, applications, and service delivery | Global and regional coverage available |
FleetBroadband | Inmarsat | Maritime service delivering simultaneous voice and data. Streaming up to 256 kbit/s. | Global Coverage. |
Fleet 77/55/33 | Inmarsat | Maritime service delivering voice, fax, ISDN data and Mobile packet data service | Global coverage for voice and spot coverage for data & fax |
Inmarsat C/Mini C | Inmarsat | Maritime service providing two-way data communications | Global beam coverage |
Inmarsat B | Inmarsat | Digital maritime service delivering worldwide digital voice, fax and data communications | Global beam coverage |
Inmarsat Mini M | Inmarsat | Digital maritime service providing voice, fax, and data communications | Spot beam coverage |
Iridium Handhelds | Iridium | Satellite telephones delivering voice, fax and data via optional data kit: 2.4 kbit/s, up to 9.6 kbit/s with direct internet service | Pole-to-pole coverage |
Iridium Maritime | Iridium | Maritime service delivering voice, fax and data: up to 9.6 kbit/s with direct internet service | Pole-to-pole coverage |
Iridium OpenPort | Iridium | Maritime service delivering simultaneous voice and always-on internet access up to 128 kbit/s. Streaming video up to 128 kbit/s | Pole-to-pole coverage |
Thuraya Handhelds | Thuraya | Satellite telephone delivering voice, fax, GPS, data. Telephone integrating the satellite and the GSM connectivity | Regional coverage in Europe, Africa & Asia |
WaveCall SeaLink | VSAT | Customized maritime service delivering access for internet, email, VoIP and business applications | Multi-regional coverage |
Vizada provides land satellite communication products based on Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya technologies. Vizada also provides broadband satellite solutions based on a VSAT network.
Product | Technology | Use | Coverage |
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BGAN | BGAN | Mobile land based service delivering simultaneous voice and broadband data communications up to 492 kbit/s, video streaming up to 384 kbit/s and up | Global coverage |
Inmarsat GAN | Inmarsat | Mobile land based service delivering voice, fax and data up to 64 kbit/s | Spot beam coverage |
ThurayaIP | Thuraya | Mobile land based service delivering broadband data communications up to 444 kbit/s, video streaming at up to 384 kbit/s | Regional coverage in Europe, Africa & Asia |
Inmarsat Handheld | Inmarsat | Satellite telephones delivering voice services | Global coverage |
Iridium Handhelds | Iridium | Satellite telephones delivering voice, fax and data via optional data kit: 2.4 kbit/s, up to 9.6 kbit/s with direct internet service | Pole-to-pole coverage |
Thuraya Handhelds | Thuraya | Satellite telephone delivering voice, fax, GPS, data. Telephone integrating the satellite and the GSM connectivity | Regional coverage in Europe, Africa & Asia |
Custom VSAT Networks | VSAT | Tailored land based service including high-speed voice, fax, data throughputs up to 8 Mbit/s, network design, dimensioning, technology, space capacity, backhauling, applications, and service delivery | Global and regional coverage available |
Vizada provides aero satellite communications products based on the Inmarsat Swift services. These products enable high-speed and IP-based communication in the cockpit and cabin for voice communication, internet browsing, fax and file sharing.
Product | Technology | Use | Coverage |
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SwiftBroadband | Inmarsat | Simultaneous voice and data, Internet access up to 432 kbit/s and 64 kbit/s ISDN. Video streaming at up to 128 kbit/s | Global coverage |
Swift | Inmarsat | Aeronautical service for cabin delivering voice, fax and data via ISDN (up to 64 kbit/s) or Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS) | Spot beam coverage |
Aero L/H/H+/I | Inmarsat | Range of aeronautical satellite communications delivering a variety of digital voice, fax, and data services along with some flight monitoring applications |
Vizada provides services around satellite communications such as data traffic management tools, secure communication tools, emailing services, data compression and encryption services, prepaid cards for satellite communications and fixed-to-satellite mobile communications.
Solution type | Solution name | Description |
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Messaging Services | SkyFile Mail | Compressed data transmission via email, e-fax and SMS; developed by Shamrock Software |
SkyFile Anti Virus | Protection from malicious software such as viruses, spyware etc.; based on the Sophos anti-virus engine | |
SkyFile Weather | Customizable weather information, including high resolution images; using data from Météo France | |
SkyFile Video | Capture, compress, edit and transmit video files. | |
SkyFile Access | Free FTP space to exchange large files, webmail & web browsing. | |
SkyFile C | Optimized Inmarsat C and Mini C communications via specific land earth stations | |
Prepaid Solutions | Universal Card | Prepaid voice calling, SMS, email & web usage |
Fixed2Mobileb | Satellite Direct | Allows for satellite calls from any location to any satellite terminal. |
Satellite Direct Plus | Allows for highly cost-efficient fixed-to-mobile satellite calls. | |
IP & Networking | Terralink Data Manager | Allows to set firewall-filters, administrate account profiles & select traffic priorities. |
Terralink Data Manager Live | Allows to set firewall-filters, administrate account profiles & select traffic priorities as well as view traffic consumption in real-time. | |
Interconnect | Connection between mobile satellite terminal to corporate network. | |
Business Tools | The Source | Online portal for management and control of end-user communications accounts. |
Vizada XChange | Vizada XChange | Vizada's proprietary box and online interface for managing satellite communications services for the maritime industry. |
Vizada is operating five earth stations around the world that connect satellites to terrestrial networks. [13]
Earth Station | Country | In operation since | Infrastructures | Technologies supported | Coverage |
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Aussaguel | France | 1980 | 37 acres | Inmarsat, Thruaya, Iridium and Vizada's solutions | Atlantic and Indian oceans |
Eik | Norway | 1976 | 10 acres | Inmarsat, VSAT Maritime | Atlantic and Indian oceans |
Nittedal | Norway | 1986 | – | VSAT Networks | Africa, Asia, Europe and eastern part of South America |
Santa Paula | United States | 1976 | 10 acres | Inmarsat, VSAT Maritime, DGPS | Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean, the Pacific Rim nations, the eastern Indian Ocean and the western North America |
Southbury | United States | 1975 | 6 acres | Inmarsat, VSAT Maritime, DGPS | Atlantic Ocean regions East and West |
Vizada also has an earth station in Japan through a partnership with KDDI. The earth station is located in Yamaguchi.
Vizada's IP points of presence provide local access to the global broadband services. They are located in:
In 1998, Vizada entered into partnership with the Télécoms sans frontières (TSF). [14] Vizada provides TSF with mobile satellites services and training for TSF personnel. TSF used Vizada's services on 14 separate occasions in 2009, and notably for the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In 2011, Vizada provided TSF with hardware, airtime for the voice calls and internet connections on the border between Tunisia and Libya. [15]
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