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substantial , we have just signed a contract with Speedcast to update that offering to 10Mbps per ship to offer more - although , as all operators will know , it doesn ’ t matter how much you increase your speeds by , as customers will always take your offering to the limit . What we ’ ve got to try to be is a little bit smarter about how we manage the networks . “ That 10Mbps is actually expandable to 20Mbps , in

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cases where there is additional capacity available on the satellites we are using .”

The capability of bouncing from one satellite technology to another taking advantage of extra capacity is an example of providers becoming more proactive , says Impett , adding that a number of new satellites are due for launch in 2017 , with more to come in the following few years .

“ I expect the overall cost for bandwidth to come down over the next two or three years ,” he comments .

“ I think we ’ re seeing a trend towards providers using their bandwidth more sensibly and effectively than in the past . There is also new technology that will help us utilise C-band , Ku-band and cellular frequencies automatically , all of which offer their own advantages . All of this will help us with the capacity that we need .”

The organisation has also invested in the latest generation of behaviourbased software technology in a bid

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