Inmarsat FleetBroadband Races Round the World with Flawless Performance

London (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Live transmissions from boats enabled by Inmarsat FleetBroadband
- Bringing the action from final leg on Monday 2nd July and Tuesday 3rd July
- Live streaming available on http://www.volvooceanrace.com

As Race Partner of the Volvo Ocean Race
[http://www.volvooceanrace.com ], leading global mobile satellite
service provider Inmarsat [http://www.inmarsat.com ] has supplied
its full suite of services to the world's most demanding
round-the-world sailing race. According to Volvo Ocean Race CEO, Knut
Frostad, it has "performed flawlessly, throughout".

Each of the six VOR 70 boats has travelled some 39,000 nautical
miles, at speeds of up to 30 knots in winds exceeding 50 mph.
Inmarsat's FleetBroadband [http://www.inmarsat.com/fleetbroadband ]
500 (FB500), FB150 and Inmarsat C services have performed with 100%
reliability in the most extreme conditions. For the first time,
rescue packs onboard each of the boats contained an IsatPhone Pro
handheld satellite phone, chosen for its resilience and reliability.

As the six boats head for the finish line in Galway, each is
making ground-breaking live transmissions - transforming once again
how ocean racing can be delivered to billions of fans around the
world. The Media Crew Member (MCM) onboard each boat is participating
in the final leg transmissions which go out today, Monday 2nd July,
at 1800-2100hrs UTC and Tuesday 3rd July, at 0900-1200hrs UTC and
1800-2100hrs UTC.

Rick Deppe, previous winner of the Inmarsat Media Crew Member
Prize for his work on Puma Ocean Racing, manages the six media crew
members for Volvo Ocean Race. He believes that, "we have only just
scratched the surface of what's possible in the Volvo Ocean Race".
Deppe continues: "At the start of this race we couldn't imagine the
type, volume and quality of content that would be coming from the
yachts. So reliable is Inmarsat's FleetBroadband system that each MCM
can stream live video from the boats at any time of the day or night
in just about any condition with absolute confidence. This technology
opens up a host of creative communication possibilities to Volvo
Ocean Race and our sponsors. We hope to use Inmarsat's new Global
Xpress satellites to continue the sport's transition to a global
spectator experience for the 2014 race."

As the fleet approaches the coast of Ireland the wind is expected
to drop, slowing the fleet upwind for a short time before the angle
to the wind improves. There will be one critical manoeuvre before the
fleet can head towards the finish line in Galway. The latest ETA for
the arrival of the first team in Galway is between 0300 and 0500hrs
UTC.

Live streaming can be found on http://www.volvooceanrace: TODAY,
Monday 2nd July, at 1800-2100hrs UTC and Tuesday 3rd July, at
0900-1200hrs UTC and 1800-2100hrs UTC.

About Inmarsat

Inmarsat plc is the leading provider of global mobile satellite
communications services. Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing
reliable voice and high-speed data communications to governments,
enterprises and other organizations, with a range of services that
can be used on land, at sea or in the air. Inmarsat employs around
1,500 staff in more than 40 locations around the world, with a
presence in the major ports and centres of commerce on every
continent. For the year ended 31st December 2011, Inmarsat plc had
total revenue of US$1,409 million and an EBITDA of US$854 million.
Inmarsat is listed on the London Stock Exchange . For more
information, please visit http://www.inmarsat.com.

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Contact:
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