Cobham Satcom has introduced what it says is its most advanced maritime satellite TV antenna to date, aimed primarily at cruise ships and mega yachts.
The 3.7m Sea Tel 370s TV leverages the newest generation of the Sea Tel Integrated Marine Electronics (IMA) platform, which can be used to automate manual processes for accessing globally available television channels at sea.
The TVRO antenna features automatic C-band switching between circular and linear polarisation, for continuous availability of live television without an engineer having to board the ship and manually convert the antenna to access different incompatible satellites. Other advances include new technology that mitigates 5G interference with satellite TV on board, when getting closer to land.
Cobham Satcom says it will be offering a feed upgrade which will be compatible with many of the existing Sea Tel 2.4m and 3.7m TVRO antennas already operating on cruise ships and mega yachts for users that wish to move to the new system,
“While the ability to deliver high quality television on board is a key factor in guest satisfaction scores in the cruise sector, removing the need for regular engineer visits to manually modify an antenna for ships traversing between incompatible satellite regions, can deliver at least six figure savings over the lifetime of a vessel,” said Henrik Fyhn, VP & Product Line Director, Maritime, Cobham Satcom.
The Sea Tel 370s TV is Cobham Satcom’s second new TVRO launch in as many months, following its new Sailor XTR TVRO antennas in May this year, which are smaller 1m and 1.2m units.
