Harvest Technology Group Limited announced that it has entered a master services agreement (MSA) with Inmarsat Global (Inmarsat) to become a member of its maritime Certified Application Provider (CAP) network. Through the CAP network, Harvest will offer its livestreaming Infinity technology together with Fleet Connect dedicated bandwidth as a one-stop-shop packaged service direct to Inmarsat's customers. Inmarsat will promote and market the solution to its maritime customers and channel the leads to Harvest for conversion.

Created by Inmarsat, the CAP network is intended to establish an ecosystem of innovative and emerging market-leading providers offering dedicated applications for use with Inmarsat's Fleet Connect service to make data capture, analysis, and intelligence easier, and enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability for ship owners and operators. Fleet Connect is a dedicated bandwidth service that provides global connectivity to the maritime sector and is independent of a vessel's primary bandwidth. Inmarsat is the world leader in maritime satellite communications connecting over 45,000 vessels worldwide.

Fleet Connect allows application providers to have an always-on, or on-demand, two-way communication channel to the vessel. Applications include fleet management, fuel efficiency, telehealth, equipment monitoring, remote training, and cyber security solutions. Other applications include performing onboard remote surveys without the need to send survey personnel offshore, enabling land-based experts anywhere in world to provide live support and crew welfare support (real-time two-way audio and video) via Harvest's wearable and mobile camera solutions over the Inmarsat Maritime satellite network.

Benefits of remote support to the vessel brings increased speed to resolution, reduction in safety and environmental risks, and reduction in carbon footprint. This new MSA significantly enhances Harvest's relationship with Inmarsat. Inmarsat and Harvest are also development partners on the Inmarsat VELARIS network and Harvest is a member of the Inmarsat Enterprise Application and Solution Provider (ASP) program.

Harvest and Inmarsat completed an extensive certification and validation process prior to entering the MSA. The MSA has an initial term of 12-months and is automatically renewable. A pilot scope is currently underway with one of Inmarsat's major maritime customers which is the operator of more than 150 vessels.

The significance of this announcement is the demonstrated intent of both Harvest and Inmarsat to commercially collaborate on their shared vision for delivering innovative end-to-end solutions to customers and driving long-term strategic change to enable digitalisation within the global maritime industry, and the potential for increasing Harvest's global market penetration and the diversification of its customer base and revenue streams.