Blue Ocean venture to provide GSM to maritime sector

Blue Ocean Wireless (”BOW”), an Irish company focused on delivering GSM communication capability for the merchant maritime sector, and Japan Radio Company (“JRC”), one of the world’s longest established companies in the field of marine electronics, today announced that JRC will provide BOW with its Fleet F33 terminal, the JUE-33, to connect BOW onboard equipment to the Inmarsat satellite system.

JRC was selected by Blue Ocean Wireless to provide Fleet F33 terminals onboard customers’ vessels given its proven track record in wireless communication and its position as the leading supplier of Inmarsat mobile earth stations.