MARLINK[edit]

Marlink^[1] is specialized in providing business critical communication solutions to customers operating in remote environments. With over 1000 employees worldwide, the company is the largest technology-independent satellite communication and digital solutions provider. It serves the maritime, enterprise and aero markets. Marlink's multi-band communication services covers Ku, Ka, C and L-band extended with to mobile and terrestrial links.

Type	Private
Industry	Communications satellite operators
Headquarters	Paris, FRANCE Oslo, NORWAY
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Mobile and fixed satellite services
Owner	APAX Partners
Subsidiaries	Palantir, Livewire, OmniAccess
Website	www.marlink.com

History[edit]

Marlink has more than 75 years of experience in developing business critical solutions for customers operating in remote environments at sea, on land and in air. Marlink is an early adopter of mobile satellite services (MSS), have founded maritime VSAT services 25 years ago and have pioneered the first land VSAT networks in Africa more than 20 years ago. Today, Marlink is the largest maritime VSAT provider^[2] (by market share) and offers solutions combining L, C, Ku and Ka-band services with a suite of in-house value added services.

1940: Operator of radio communication network and traffic accounting authority for maritime communication

1962: COMSAT was created by Comms Satellite Act, with founding board appointed by President Kennedy. COMSAT helped create the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (INTELSAT).

1970s : Originally part of Norwegian operator Telenor, Marlink became the first to use satellites for domestic use

1976: Eik teleport established to provide communication to oil platforms in the North Sea

1979: Creation of the International Maritime Satellite Org.^[3] (Inmarsat) with Telenor, Comsat and France Telecom as founding partners

1980: Aussaguel Teleport established

1991: Telenor^[4] developed and launched first maritime VSAT service^[5]

1997: Creation of Taide Network with Land VSAT operations in Europe

1999: Telenor Satellite Services (incl. MSS and VSAT services) is created and pioneers maritime VSAT services

2000: France Telecom creates France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications and acquires DeTeSat, GloCal and TDCom

2000: Marlink launches SkyFile® Mail, first and well-known value-added services to optimize satellite connectivity

2001: Marlink becomes official distributor of Thuraya services and Iridium distributor in 2002

2002: Telenor Satellite Services acquires Comsat Mobile Communications and Sait Communications and creates Marlink

2006-2007: Apax Partners^[6] acquires FTMSC and Telenor Satellite Services and forms Vizada^[7]^[8]

2010: Awarded Inmarsat partner as a solutions innovator for the merchant shipping market

2011-2012: Apax Partners sells Vizada to Astrium^[9]^[10]. Creation of Astrium Services Business Communications combining Vizada, Marlink, Vizada Networks, TDCOM and London Satellite Exchange

2014: Airbus^[11] decides to identify more suitable owner to develop commercial satcom business

2015: Marlink and business communications group of Airbus Defence and Space found to be largest VSAT Provider^[12]^[13]

2016: Marlink rebrands as a stand-alone company for Maritime, Enterprise and Aero businesses. The company has been confirmed again as the N1 Maritime Service Providers

2016: Marlink and Telemar joined forces and creating the world’s leading maritime communications, digital solutions and servicing group.

2017: TNL Group and Marlink creating a new leading satellite communications expert for the Greek and Cypriot markets

2017: Marlink acquires Palantir and joining forces with the specialist in remote it management solutions

Products[edit]

Sea[edit]

Marlink has served the maritime industry for more than 25 years with satellite connectivity, enabling broadband data and voice communications on board and on shore, through MSS or VSAT solutions.

These multi-band solutions are based on Satellite Network Operators technologies (MSS) and are also developed in-house (VSAT), using the Sealink technology^[14].

Product	Technology	Use	Coverage
Sealink	VSAT	Standardized or customized maritime VSAT service delivering unlimited access for internet, email, VoIP and videoconferencing	Global and regional coverage
FleetBroadband	Inmarsat	Maritime service delivering simultaneous voice and data. Streaming up to 256 kbit/s.	Global Coverage.
Inmarsat C/Mini C	Inmarsat	Maritime service providing two-way data communications	Global 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 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.	Regional coverage in Europe, Africa & Asia

Land[edit]

Marlink works with multiple satellite network operators and terrestrial partners to offer a full range of satellite-enabled and hybrid connectivity services, for customers operating in remote locations. It also provides full broadband satellite solutions based on an in-house VSAT network.

Product	Technology	Use	Coverage
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
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 and data 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.	Regional coverage in Europe, Africa & Asia
Terralink	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

Air[edit]

Marlink provides aero satellite communications products based on the Inmarsat Swift services. These products enable high speed and IP based communication both in cockpit and cabin for voice communication, internet browsing, fax and file sharing.

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Product	Technology	Use	Coverage
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

Solutions[edit]

Marlink 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
Messaging Services	SkyFile Mail	Compressed data transmission via email, e-fax and SMS
	SkyFile Anti Virus	Protection from malicious software such as viruses, spyware etc.; based on the Sophos anti-virus engine
	SkyFile Video	Capture, compress, edit and transmit video files.
	[null 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
Fixed2Mobile	Satellite Direct	Allows for satellite calls from any location to any satellite terminal.
Fixed2Mobile	Satellite Direct Plus	Allows for highly cost-efficient fixed-to-mobile satellite calls.
IP & Networking	Data Manager	Allows to set firewall-filters, administrate account profiles & select traffic priorities.
	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.
XChange	[null XChange]	Marlink’s proprietary box and online interface for managing satellite communications services for the maritime industry.

Infrastructure[edit]

Land earth stations[edit]

Marlink owns and operates 2 earth stations around the world that connect satellites to terrestrial networks.

Earth Station	Country	In operation since	Infrastructures	Technologies supported	Coverage
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