Intelsat will provide Marlink with high-traffic broadband connectivity to the Epic platform

According to the agreement, Intelsat's Horizons 3e satellite will provide Wi-Fi connectivity to Marlink's shipping customers' global routes. Launched by 2018, Horizons 3e will be jointly owned by Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT and will be part of Intel's Epic platform, which will expand the platform's coverage to meet the ship's communications connectivity needs.

After launch, Horizons 3e will operate with other satellites, including Intelsat 29e, Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 35e.

Tore Morten Olsen, president of Marlink Maritime Business, said, "Our customers in the Pacific region are increasingly demanding communication connections. Our network will add additional Intelsat Epic coverage to meet the communication needs of ship owners. Our Atlantic Regional customers also rely on us to digitize ship operations, and we need to ensure 24/7 communication connections to achieve a return on investment in information and communication technologies. Intelsat Epic can help us ensure that all customers have the same level of communication connectivity, no matter where they are. Operation."

As early as June of this year, Marlink also selected Intelsat's Epic broadband connection for 12 shipping vessels of the Mediterranean shipping fleet. Mediterranean Shipping also deployed Epic's high-traffic connections on its MSC Divina.