[SatNews] SYNTELIX has just launched uSAIL®, a broadband service for the maritime sector.

Based on its own proprietary technological development using a cloud ecosystem on an iDirect® Evolution VSAT platform operated by Hispasat, and with a flexible user-oriented commercial approach, the service is perfectly adapted to the seasonal nature and specific demands of the nautical market. uSAIL offers unlimited, on demand, high-quality connectivity.

Oriented toward the Western European market with Ku-band capacity using the Hispasat 1E satellite, located at the 30 degrees West, the uSAIL® broadband Internet access service connects all types of ships and boats and provides different qualities of service, according to user profiles. These services range from a basic connection for crew to maximum quality connections for IPTV reception—always a la carte and on demand. Also included is an IP telephone service at very affordable rates, combined with specific solutions for crew welfare and maritime streaming, making it a turnkey offer that covers all clients’ needs in this sector.

Executive Comments

“The confidence and the effort HISPASAT has put into this project not only make us proud and confident, but also provide a soundness that clients and actors in this sector highly value. There has been a very positive reception,” said SYNTELIX cofounder and CEO, Carlos Derqui.

HISPASAT marketing manager, Ester Fernández, said, “Extending satellite broadband services to the maritime segment of the mobility market is a fundamental goal for the HISPASAT Group”.