- Stratos is a global maritime communications provider that has been acquired by Inmarsat. It has over 750 employees and annual revenue of over $600 million. - Stratos has connected over 2,000 vessels to FleetBroadband, Inmarsat's broadband service, and has over 50% of the global market share for activated terminals. - The document provides examples of how vessels can reduce costs and improve operations through applications that leverage broadband such as crew welfare, IT support, remote monitoring, and software distribution.