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9 September 2026

Viasat Commercial: How the digitally mature ship of 2030 will operate

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Viasat Commercial: How the digitally mature ship of 2030 will operate

The next phase of digitalisation, according to Ben Palmer, president of Viasat Commercial, will be defined by measurable returns and technology that solves problems rather than creating new ones. Ben Palmer is unusually candid about what Inmarsat got wrong as maritime digitalisation accelerated over the past five years. The mistake, says the president of Viasat …

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