€10m SIM deal targets seafarers

CORK firm Cubic Telecom has signed a €10 million deal with the international charity organisation, the Mission to Seafarers.

Cubic’s MAXroam SIM card will be rebranded as SeaRoam and will be made available to the 1.7 million seafarers worldwide at 250 ports.

Chief executive, PatPhelan, said this was the company’s biggest deal so far this year. He said the SIM cards would save users up to 80% on telephone charges when they travelled internationally.