It is typically the case in the commercial satellite communications industry that a customer is required to notify an operator's network operation center prior to a user transitioning from one satellite to another, or vice versa.

New Skies now will allow Broadband Maritime and other maritime customers as well as oil and gas and government users to monitor and regulate such transitions themselves, delivering enhanced flexibility, greater ease of operation and increased privacy for secure communications.

Zevi Kramer, chief information officer for Broadband Maritime, said: "We have vessels moving between the NSS-5 and NSS-7 footprints daily. Foregoing the need to contact New Skies each time one of these vessels moves from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or vice versa, makes our operations more efficient and less complex."

"Moreover, we have been impressed by New Skies' dedication and flexibility, accommodating our requirements by tailoring their offerings to create a custom-fit service - this enables us to offer our customers the best solutions possible."

Steve Wilson, New Skies' vice president of sales for North America, said: "As a smaller global operator, we're better positioned to adapt to our customers' requirements and deliver the service they need. This particular service reflects our desire to give valued customers such as Broadband Maritime greater control over their capacity."

"In addition, we believe this added flexibility and control will be especially attractive for our government users, who may often prefer not to divulge the location of a particular satellite uplink in cases of a special operations missions."

"By bypassing our POC and monitoring the signal transmission themselves, government users not only gain more control over their service, but also highly valued privacy and even greater security."

Broadband Maritime signed with New Skies in June 2004 and recently completed the testing phase of the new service. Going forward, New Skies only requires Broadband Maritime to register each vessel with the POC and to keep a log of the transitions each month.

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