Remote Operations: Challenges & Opportunities
the site to decision makers anywhere for consumption, thus reversing the previous requirement.The advent of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) services such as Starlink and OneWeb, together with Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) services, provide higher throughput and lower latency than existing Geostationary (GEO) VSAT satellite services, enabling a new layer of complex applications including media transfer, live communications, and monitoring. For remote operations, the load on satellite communications is far higher due to the requirement for exchanging large volumes of data between sites, therefore bandwidth efficiency
Inmarsat's Satellite Services for OceanGate Expeditions' 2022 Titanic Survey Expedition
work that OceanGate Expeditions and its team of experts, scientists, maritime archaeologists, and marine biologists are doing to document the wreck of the Titanic for future generations,” says Eric Griffin, Vice President, 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
SEA-KIT's USV Equipped with Innovative Connectivity Solution by Inmarsat
using virtualized networks that the company says will establish higher standards for over-the-horizon uncrewed vessel control.The installation connects the USV Maxlimer to the best available network at all times by switching as necessary between Fleet LTE, Global Xpress (GX) and FleetBroadband satellite services when out of range, Inmarsat said."The combination will set new standards in continuous connectivity to serve a broader range of USV situations and support the next phase of SEA-KIT technology trials, which started in September off the coast of Plymouth, United Kingdom," the company
NATO Uses IoT to Study the Oceans
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc., said that scientists from the NATO’s Science and Technology Organization (NATO STO) are deploying an IoT solution using SPOT Trace and Globalstar satellite communications to further their understanding of the world’s oceans.Research teams from the NATO STO Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), based in La Spezia, Italy, are embedding SPOT Trace devices in freely drifting buoys and setting them afloat in the Mediterranean and in Arctic waters to monitor surface drift behaviour. SPOT
Globalstar Satellite Technology to Combat North Sea Pollution
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. and satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies provider, announced that SPOT Trace and Globalstar satellite communications are helping researchers at the University of Oldenburg in Germany better understand and combat plastic pollution in the North Sea. A team from the University’s Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment is studying the movement of floating plastic pollution to get a clear picture of the drift patterns. PhD student Jens Meyerjürgens explains:
BIG DATA: First Intelsat EpicNG Satellite Launched
and maritime mobility, and government, which are expected to provide a combined $3 billion incremental opportunity by the year 2020. “Today’s launch represents a truly ‘epic’ moment in communication’s history, as we begin a new era of high throughput satellite services for our customers,” said Stephen Spengler, CEO, Intelsat. Intelsat EpicNG is backwards compatible and fully interoperable with Intelsat’s existing satellite fleet and terrestrial infrastructure, allowing customers to use currently deployed network hardware to access the
Technip Expands Communications with MTN
. This allows our focus to remain on execution of our subsea projects.” Technip has access to live event streaming from vessels if clients need to view progress on a project or if headquarters needs visibility of an emergency situation. For work/life balance, the Group utilizes MTN satellite services to provide online connectivity – traditional voice, Internet and video services such as live global TV service – in accommodation cabins, as well as common areas. Technip reached out to MTN more than a decade ago after a hurricane knocked out its communications services. MTN
Sonardyne to Hold PME Workshop
insight into why Guidance Marine’s laser and radar sensors are the preferred choice of major DP manufacturers; how Sonardyne uses aided inertial techniques to extend the performance of USBL and LUSBL acoustics; and how Veripos constantly improves the accuracy and reliability of its GNSS satellite services. Company experts will present real world examples of these technologies reducing vessel downtime, lowering operational costs and minimising risk. Parallel workshop streams will form the afternoon session. In the hands-on Usability stream, product engineers will answer questions about
Satellite Video Transmission Breakthrough Will Benefit Ships
Intelsat and Ericsson demonstrate true 4K, end-to-end video transmission via satellite. Intelsat S.A., leading provider of satellite services, and Ericsson announce the successful demonstration of a true 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD), end-to-end video transmission over satellite to Turner Broadcasting's facilities in Atlanta, Ga. This was the first transmission of a UHD signal over satellite in North America, and the demonstration proves that the satellite delivery chain can accommodate the next-generation signals as soon as broadcasters are ready to offer them. During the
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