DriX USV Takes Part in Military Exercise in Bahrain
monohull and drop keel, DriX showed high reliability with excellent seakeeping and speed results, accomplishing its mission of gathering data on the surface and proving its capacity to successfully integrate third party radar and cameras. The ability of DriX to integrate within a military communications network was successfully proven, thanks to its wide range of communication means (including Certus, 4G, Wifi and Silvus). The USV further meets requirements in terms of communications redundancy, crucial for minimizing risk during military operations, and is fitted with an advanced collision avoidance
Nexans Starts Building Norfest Subsea Fiber Cable Linking Norway and Sweden
21 years with reliable, scalable, and completely diverse fiber between key locations in Norway and Sweden,” says Elie Hanna, CEO of Tampnet. “The Tampnet team is proud to add Norfest to our existing footprint. With this route, we stay ahead of future bandwidth demands and improve the communications network of the region.&rdquo
Inmarsat's Satellite Services for OceanGate Expeditions' 2022 Titanic Survey Expedition
, Offshore Energy & Fish, Inmarsat Maritime."Our advanced satellite services save lives and provide connectivity to vessels working in remote and challenging maritime locations around the globe. We’re here to keep mariners safe. Inmarsat was originally created to develop a satellite communications network for protecting lives at sea and we are deeply proud of our safety heritage,” shares Griffin.The OceanGate Expeditions Titanic Expedition will embark from St. John’s, Newfoundland on June 15. The wreck of the Titanic lies roughly 400 nautical miles off the coast of St. John&rsquo
SEA-KIT's USV Equipped with Innovative Connectivity Solution by Inmarsat
demonstrate a new phase in technological development to support the over-the-horizon operation, endurance and ocean-going ability of USVs.”"The seamless integration of multiple technologies into one cohesive solution is based on the same concept as Inmarsat’s recently-announced communications network of the future ORCHESTRA. This will bring together Inmarsat’s existing geosynchronous (GEO) satellites with low earth orbit satellites (LEO) and terrestrial 5G into an integrated, high-performance solution. The resulting ‘dynamic mesh network’ will deliver high-performance
The Satcom ‘Highway’ will Enable Maritime Digitalization & IoT Solutions
Global maritime communications powerhouse Inmarsat earlier this year announced a pair of new tech offerings – ORCHESTRA and ELERA – that are touted as ‘the communications network of the future.’ We caught up with Ronald Spithout, President, Inmarsat Maritime, for additional insights on how these services will power the future of maritime IoT.As digitalization and IoT continues to drive innovation across the maritime sector, satellite communication will serve as the conduit, and smaller, faster and cheaper is the mantra. Inmarsat, which today garners approximately 50% of its
MTR100: When it Comes to Drones, Big is Good. <1m is Better.
the surface vehicle in formation, as well.”PingGuin is involved in thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ Modifiable Underwater Mothership (MUM) project, the MUM2navigate part of which will see the PingGuin accompany the MUM vehicle’s mission as an intelligent swarm, forming an adaptive communications network. The latest phase of this project is to create a docking system to accommodate 5-6 of these vehicles, deploying and recovering them as necessary for recharging and data exchange. The project has €13.2 million funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.Another
Fleet of Ocean Robots, Buoys, Set for Deployment Off Plymouth
multi-vehicle synchronized surveys with accurate underwater positioning and can communicate with the PML Pioneer," PML added."Plymouth’s new fleet is unique in its field thanks to ‘Smart Sound Connect’, a £1.8M investment to deliver a high-speed above water communications network across which the vessels and equipment will be able to communicate with each other. This advanced 5G private marine network will extend over one mile south of Plymouth Sound and cover the port of Plymouth," PML added.Private marine broadband networkMeanwhile, PML said, ‘Smart Sound
INTERVIEW: Kris Kydd, Head of Robotics, at Total E&P UK; Total’s “Stevie the Robot”
stages, we had all the autonomous processing performed on board the robots. This led to issues with the battery power running down too quickly; it also limited storage space and processing power on the robot which we’ve upgraded by moving non-critical processing to the cloud. A reliable communications network is also essential. Available bandwidth and latency completely dictate what you can do.We have also developed robot mission planning capabilities that can be run from the digital twin system. This is where users can indicate the inspection points of interest and this is then translated
TE SubCom Launches Ocean Control Suite
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company specializing in undersea communications technology, has introduced its Ocean Control suite. This technology represents a leap forward in network control efficiency through software-defined networking (SDN). By enabling automated control over all parts of a communications network, the Ocean Control suite offers extensive remote programmability and control of an entire communications network, both terrestrial and undersea. This will substantially increase the capabilities, efficiencies and options available to an external orchestrator.The suite uses RESTful application
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