Tag: connectivity onboard

Marlink signed an agreement to provide hybrid network connectivity services to at least 100 ships operated by shipmanager Thome Group.

Nowhere Networks and Stena Line closed an agreement for maritime high-speed internet communication, for 32 ships.

Nokia will deploy the first industrial-grade LTE private network in a port terminal in Chile at San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI).

A new report called "The Network Effect: Strategising Connectivity at Sea for Maximum Impact", compiled by maritime innovation consultancy Thetius, and published by Inmarsat, makes a compelling case that shipping companies seeking to meet current and emerging challenges facing the maritime industry will benefit from a strategic approach to connectivity.

Ship managers and operators need to keep promoting efforts targeting both the physical and the mental health of crew onboard, experts of a dedicated panel on crew welfare argued during the last SAFETY4SEA Forum.

Fast-paced technological advancement is a reality in the past few decades, making the exact ways, in which business transformation is going to take place, impossible to predict.

Marlink announced that it has completed the acquisition of the satellite communications business of Hellenic Radio Services (HRS). The acquisition enhances local service and customer support, while increasing choice for ship owners to adopt Marlink’s smart network solutions to digitalise their vessel operations.

Marlink published a report on the current status and future outlook for satellite capacity and connectivity based on vessel activity in the polar regions. The report finds that demand for high-quality data connectivity in the polar regions is set to increase.

Chee Hong Tat, Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Transport and Finance, announced that MPA Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) signed an MOU in mid-August 2022 to develop 5G mobile network capabilities in the maritime domain to enhance digital connectivity in the Port of Singapore.

Data usage on commercial maritime vessels has jumped more than threefold since 2019, according to new communications analysis by Inmarsat, that underlines the shipping industry’s reliance on digital connectivity to enhance operating efficiency and crew welfare.