The Cobham Satcom Sea Tel 370s TV antenna. Photo: Cobham

Cobham Satcom is launching a new antenna for the maritime market, specifically designed for cruise ships and mega yachts. The Sea Tel 370s TV is Cobham Satcom’s second new TVRO launch in as many months. The 3.7 meter Sea Tel 370s TV aims to expand onboard access to the highest quality programming anywhere in the world, while significantly reducing lifetime technical costs. Cobham Satcom announced the launch of the antenna, July 17.

The Sea Tel 370s TV leverages the newest generation Sea Tel Integrated Marine Electronics (IMA) platform, a flexible and powerful marine VSAT antenna system. New technology helps unlock several advantages for cruise and yacht charter companies by automating the manual processes that have until now been needed to make some of the most popular television channels available globally at sea.

Cobham Satcom’s new flagship TVRO antenna features automatic C-band switching between circular and linear polarization, ensuring uninterrupted viewing and continuous availability of live television such as ESPN, which is one of the most popular channels on cruise ships.

Recently, Cobham Satcom also released its all-new SAILOR XTR TVRO antennas in May this year. Consisting of 1 meter and 1.2 meter antenna systems, the focus is on a smaller onboard footprint, while offering global programming and interference free reception for improved viewing on a wide range of vessel types.

“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,” Henrik Fyhn, VP & Product Line Director, Maritime, Cobham Satcom said in a statement.