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SES Broadband for Maritime is a two-way satellite broadband Internet service for use on private boats and commercial ships throughout European waters. SES Broadband for Maritime provides high-speed Internet access (at up to 2Mbit/s downlink) along with VoIP telephone, email, and virtual private network services to vessels while at anchor/moored or in motion. The service started in September 2009. The ship-borne service is based on the SES Broadband land-based satellite broadband technology and is operated by SES Broadband Services, a subsidiary of SES based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, in conjunction with Korean marine antenna manufacturers KNS.〔ASTRA Broadband Services ''Satellite Broadband for Maritime Market'' (September, 2009). Company factsheet.〕 Until March 2012, the service was called ASTRA2Connect Maritime Broadband and the operating company ASTRA Broadband Services. The name was changed in line with the rebranding of parent company SES. ==Uses== SES Broadband for Maritime provides an always-on Internet connection to vessels, and the service can be used equally well while a vessel is either docked or underway at sea, to provide users the same connectivity capabilities they have in their homes or offices. The service is intended for pleasure crafts, fishing and coastal ships, ferries and smaller commercial cargo carriers, operating mainly in the North and Baltic Seas, and the northern Mediterranean. SES Broadband for Maritime coverage is available throughout Europe and so the service may also be used by boats on in-land waterways.〔H2OSatellite ( ''H2O Litespeed'' ). (September, 2009). Company brochure. Accessed November 14, 2009〕 SES Broadband Services claims that the service provides for all aspects of maritime communications, including:〔SES Broadband for Maritime. http://www.sesbroadband.com. Company website〕 * VoIP telephone * on-board entertainment * World Wide Web browsing * crew communications * data transfer * content-on-demand * virtual private networks The main alternative to the service is Inmarsat's FleetBroadband service that, although almost global in reach, is based on 3G technologies and limited to a 432kbit/s download speed.〔Inmarsat FleetBroadband. http://www.inmarsat.com/Services/Maritime/FleetBroadband/ Company website〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SES Broadband for Maritime」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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