Ovzon has secured an order for a total order value of USD 9.8 million, for 14-months of SATCOM-as-a-Service for the Italian Fire and Rescue Service. The order includes the entire broadband capacity of one of Ovzon's powerful steerable satellite beams, 21 Ovzon T6 On-The-Pause terminals and 21 Ovzon On-The-Move terminals. The service will be rolled out gradually, and will start late in first quarter, 2022.

The service will be managed and supported in co-operation with Ovzon's Italian partner Gomedia Satcom, using Gomedia's Teleport and First Line Customer Support in Catania, Italy. Ovzon'sSATCOM-as-a-Service will allow the Italian Fire and Rescue Service (Corpo dei Vigili del Fuoco) to address the increasing need for fast, reliable, and high-performing communications solutions for their important missions. Based on Ovzon's satellite solution, the Italian Fire and Rescue Service will deploy a secure communications network and solution that can support the high throughput requirements for data and voice communications as well as the need for high-definition video streaming.