Intellian Technologies has announced the development of the new FB500 terminal, designed for Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress (FX) solutions that combine Ka-band with ELERA L-band FleetBroadband (FB) service.

Available this year, the multifunctional FB500 terminal from Intellian joins Fleet One and FB250. It may be used as a primary communications terminal on its own or integrated with Intellian's GX60NX and GX100NX terminals. 

Intellian's FB500 is designed for vessel operations, crew welfare, and safety. With data connectivity up to 492kbps, the new terminal comes with a WAN port, an all-in-one built-in firewall, analogue and digital voice lines, soft PABX, and support for current and future terrestrial networks including 4G/LTE/5G and more. The FB500 is well suited to take advantage of and deliver optimal results from Inmarsat's ELERA L-band network. 

This product has been designed to bring value to customers as a standalone product or as part of Intellian’s product offering for Fleet Xpress available today, being paired with Intellian's GXNX line of Ka-band antennas. 

“The development of this flagship L-band maritime user terminal is thanks to the great collaboration between Inmarsat and our team in our L-Band Centre of Excellence in UK and Korea,” said Eric Sung, CEO of Intellian. “The new FB500 is the latest product to be launched as a result of our long-standing relationship with Inmarsat – it’s our 11th product exclusively designed for their networks. By offering customers across all maritime sectors dependable, affordable, and feature-rich terminals, these new terminals create opportunities for expansion in both existing and new markets.”

“By combining the newest and most innovative FB500 product on the market with the Intellian GX terminals, we can now offer a complete Intellian solution to deliver the best of our Fleet Xpress service. Customers and partners around the world can access our portfolio of connectivity services through our Fleet Edge platform, unlocking the power of edge computing for always-on communications,” said Ben Palmer, president, Inmarsat Maritime. “FleetBroadband is the maritime flagship of our ELERA portfolio of services. The development of Intellian’s new FB500 is a very exciting time, with ELERA enabling the next generation of pioneering L-band technologies to connect and sustain our world.”

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