MacArtney Germany Appoints Alexander Gravert as Sales Manager
potential across all marine industries, and I am confident that my strategic sales planning experience will drive our connectivity activities forward and open new opportunities," says Alexander.Alexander will be available to explore potential projects for MacArtney's flexibility within connectivity solutions, including SubConn® and MacArtney connectivity brands such as TrustLinkTM, OptoLinkTM, and GreenLinkTM. The portfolio also features a range of represented products, ensuring versatility and meeting the individual demands of various projects
Marlink Adds SpaceX's Starlink to its Services
Marlink has added SpaceX’s Starlink service to its offerings, a move aimed at strengthening its connectivity solutions portfolio.Marlink and OmniAccess will leverage Starlink – a high-speed, low-latency broadband internet service enabled by a constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit – to complement its portfolio of smart network solutions and services globally. Under the agreement, Marlink and OmniAccess will act as global “authorized Starlink integrators” for maritime and enterprise customers.Marlink’s integration of Starlink with existing VSAT, LTE (4G/5G)
SP80: 80-knot Sailboat Demands High-Performance Sensing
well as during the speed run itself. To ensure the efficient transfer of these monitoring data, we need a solutions provider that has not only expertise in signal integrity and data transmission and management, but also a holistic approach to electronic systems in order to provide the end-to-end connectivity solutions required for our sensing system.”During the design phase, sensors are used to improve and control the robustness of the high-performance materials (carbon, titan, stainless steel) of the boat’s structure. Thanks to the design of the super-ventilated foil, stability is optimized
ScanReach Joins KVH Watch Solution Partner Program
KVH Industries said Tuesday that ScanReach, an innovator in onboard wireless connectivity solutions designed specifically for the steel vessel environment, has joined the KVH Watch Solution Partner program and will offer KVH Watch Cloud Connect services.According to the press release, ScanReach’s onboard wireless connectivity technology enables data to travel anywhere on the vessel without cabling, and, combined with KVH Watch Cloud Connect, the data will travel to the cloud for useful data analysis to improve vessel performance."This collaboration between ScanReach and KVH Watch Cloud
New Reverse-gender BIRNS Millennium Series Configurations
BIRNS has announced unique new reverse-gender (RG) contact configurations in its 6km-rated BIRNS Millennium connector series. These custom-engineered connectivity solutions provide flexibility and enhanced safety and security options for subsea system designers who prefer that a power source use sockets versus pins in the receptacle.This can improve safety and further protect against mechanical damage or electrical shorts in specific application designs—an example of a subsea application for which this might be preferable could be Hydraulic Power Units (HPUs), which provide power to the thrusters
BIRNS Introduces New 1V and 1B Coax Connectivity Solutions
Connectors, cable assemblies and lighting systems manufacturer BIRNS, Inc. has introduced its new RF subsea connector contacts.Coax subsea connectors had in the past been challenged in a range of design requirements, in many cases resulting in poor impedance, high losses, and inability to provide open face pressure resistance. BIRNS said its proprietary RF technology has contacts capable of open face pressure ratings to 1433m, UHF insertion loss of ≤0.7 dB at signal frequencies to 3GHz and maximum UHF voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of 1.7:1.The newest product introductions with these features
BIRNS Launches Ecommerce Capability for NPT Penetrators
, available with 4, 12 or 16 conductors. All of the offerings feature low profile 90° configurations, and Low Smoke Zero Halogen-insulated flying leads inboard. “As part of our 67-year legacy of innovation in providing the industry’s most reliable and advanced subsea connectivity solutions, we are proud to offer an additional sales option for our global customer base, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Bruce Meredith, Technical Sales Manager for BIRNS. “We look forward to adding even more BIRNS products to our ecommerce platform in the near future.&rdquo
Inmarsat, ITC Global Expand Connectivity Options
communications Inmarsat and the Panasonic Avionics Corp subsidiary ITC Global have announced a five-year strategic collaboration.The partnership enables the organisations to combine their highly complementary, market-leading services to offer broadband connectivity, paired with high-value connectivity solutions to customers in the maritime, yachting and offshore energy sectors.ITC Global will offer Inmarsat’s market-leading Fleet Xpress service, incorporating the Ka-band solution into its existing comprehensive range of Ku-band connectivity services. Fleet Xpress for Offshore is powered by
BIRNS Celebrates 65 Years
and a half decades.When BIRNS got its start in 1954, when exploration in the subsea industry was in its relative infancy. In fact, some of the very first unmanned submersibles were introduced in the 1950s. Fast forward to today, and depth ratings for subsea systems have exponentially changed, and connectivity solutions for today's subsea systems are extremely advanced and complex.BIRNS was born in Los Angeles and quickly became known for contributing key technology to the marine and nuclear industries. Early marine market contributions included building specialty lights for the Sea Lab projects and
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