SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce that OTESAT – MARITEL has received the 2020 SMART4SEA Connectivity Award, sponsored by Orpheus Marine Transport Corp, at a prestigious award ceremony which successfully concluded on January the 28th at the Yacht Club of Greece in Athens, the evening ahead of the 2020 SMART4SEA Forum.
OTESAT – MARITEL received the award for its ‘s@tGate’ networking tool built for satellite bandwidth management and data transmission optimization in the complex marine IP environment. s@tGate works at the background of any satellite link, allowing integration of further services and applications. Other short-listed nominees for this category were: Airbus, Marlink, MPA Singapore and the Port MiFi project.
Presenting the award, Mr. Dimitrios K. Alexopoulos, Managing Director, Orpheus Marine Transport Corp, said: “Technological advancements in ship-to-shore connectivity can rapidly transport the way the vessels operate. Telecommunications advancements also improve the quality of life onboard. Interactive assistant is now more effective, while crewmembers can communicate easily and economically by using the platforms at any time. The benefits of the advancements of the ship-to-shore communication can be only achieved by having an efficient and cost-effective connectivity platform”.
Accepting the award on behalf of OTESAT – MARITEL, Dr. Ioannis Pavlis, Business and Product Development Director, stated : “I would like to thank the team of OTESAT-MARITEL, for bringing their efforts and passion in creating and evolving this unique product. I would also like to thank our customers, that gave us that precious feedback based on their daily usage, in order to further improve it. This price reflects both customers’ satisfaction and their suggestion of their experience. It is very gratifying for all of us in OTESAT-MARITEL.”
s@tGate, developed by OTESAT – MARITEL, is a state-of-the-art networking tool for satellite bandwidth management and data transmission optimization, permitting advanced firewall and network interfaces for both the vessel LAN and the shore WAN at any time- at the IT administrator’s will. s@tGate optimizes vessel’s overall satellite connectivity throughput by balancing the on-board running apps load through exploitation of all active satellite gateways and further unlocks the true potential of broadband connectivity means, turning it into the ultimate tool that optimizes utilization of satellite communication. s@tGate is a solution emerged from practical maritime ICT needs, designed in the field by both mariners and maritime IT experts and works at the background of any satellite link, including Inmarsat, Iridium, and VSA.
OTESAT – MARITEL attracted the most votes by the end of the voting period which held online during a two-month period. SMART4SEA Awards are held annually within the scope of awarding industry’s outstanding practices for e-navigation, connectivity, energy efficiency, cyber security, training and smart shipping technology. Other winners of the 2020 SMART4SEA Awards are: MarineFields Holding Ltd for the e-Navigation Award, LAROS for the Energy Efficiency Award, Wärtsilä for the Cyber Security Award, DNVGL for the Training Award, METIS Cyberspace Technology SA. for the Technology Award, Mr. Dimitris Theodossiou, Managing Director, DANAOS Management Consultants S.A.for the Personality Award and Mr. Tor A. Svanes, Managing Director, NAVTOR AS for the Leadership Award.
Find photos from the awards ceremony at Flickr and explore more about the nomination & voting procedure and the winners of 2020 SMART4SEA Awards at https://events.safety4sea.com/2020-smart4sea-awards/
