Media reporting

Inmarsat enabled the media coverage of the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race to reach a whole new level.

For the first time, a media crew member sailed with each yacht, and was responsible for telling the race story in a weekly half-hour HD video package, as well as through live videoconferences, email bulletins, radio interviews, photos and internet blogs - all sent via Inmarsat.

Pictured are Equipo Telefonica's media specialists Gabriele Olivo and Mikel Pasabant.

Did you know...

An estimated 90GB of data was sent from the yachts to the event studios - the equivalent of 20 DVDs.