London, UK –April 28, 2014 – With the world’s
eye drawn to Brazil for this summer’s FIFA World Cup™, IDT’s Jonathan
Nierenberg says Value Added Services must be delivered to the maritime sector
to secure potential revenues and to enable customers to fully enjoy the
tournament. Speaking at today’s VSAT Latin America in Sao Paulo, he told
attendees that defining and delivering value added services and transparent
connectivity solutions are key to improved outcomes.
VSAT
Latin America 2014 brings together leading satellite operators, systems
integrators, VSAT service providers, analysts and regulators from across
the Latin America region, covering the VSAT market in detail.
Jonathan Nierenberg, Senior VP, Business Development,
IDT said, “The maritime sector has been getting stronger since 2009, so it is
important that satellite companies look to grow revenues in this sector by providing
vessel crew members with services that are better than what currently exist in
the market. With the World Cup on the horizon, this is a fantastic chance for
satellite companies to deliver new services, which allow these isolated vessels
and offshore facilities to fully engage with and gain a better experience of
the tournament.”
IDT, one of the world’s largest
carriers of international voice traffic, provides communications across numerous
spaces including satellite in the maritime sector. Using
a partner approach, IDT builds solutions around businesses to uncover new
opportunities, lower costs, generate new revenue streams and enhance
business-to-consumer relationships. IDT’s product portfolio meets
today’s communication needs and adds value to customer experience.
Nierenberg added, “Crew members will not only want to
watch the matches, but be able to contact friends and family at home to
celebrate their teams’ wins or to discuss where it all went wrong. There is
great potential here for increased revenues as traffic spikes, and this can be
replicated for future World Cups and other major events, such as the Olympics
and the Super Bowl. It is important to identify new opportunities as soon as
possible to take full advantage of possible profits.”
The FIFA
World Cup ™ is held every four years, bringing together the best national
football teams from around the world. This year's tournament takes place in 12
stadiums across Brazil between June 12 and July 13. Thirty-two teams from
around the world will take part, making it a truly global event.
To find out more about IDT, please visit: www.idt.net.
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About IDT Corporation:
IDT Corporation (NYSE:IDT), through its
IDT Telecom division, provides retail telecommunications and payment services
to help immigrants and the under-banked to conveniently and inexpensively
communicate and share resources around the world. IDT Telecom’s wholesale
business is a leading global carrier of international long distance voice
calls. IDT also holds majority interests in two early-stage technology
companies focused on high growth industries: Zedge (www.zedge.net), a mobile content discovery and acquisition
platform, includes one of the most popular Apps for Android and iOS; Fabrix
Systems (www.fabrixsystems.com), a cloud based scale out storage and
computing platform, provides a scalable solution optimized for media and big
data processing and delivery. For more information, visit www.idt.net.
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