Thrane & Thrane has launched the next generation of maritime satellite communication solutions, Capsat, Fleet77,
Capsat, Fleet77 is utilising the new Inmarsat service called Fleet providing outstanding communication possibilities for merchant, fishery, yacht and navy vessels.
The service as well as the product are now available on the commercial market.
Capsat, Fleet77 is extensively smaller and lighter than conventional terminals, meaning that installation and maintenance has become easier to do, less time consuming and cheaper.
With its height of 85cm, diameter of 84cm and weight of 25kg, Capsat, Fleet77 is a major step forward for the maritime industry compared to competing products like Inmarsat A and B terminals.
Capsat, Fleet77 offers both voice and data traffic. Especially the data part has been improved significantly. Data communication between vessels and ashore can be done with either 64 kbps ISDN or 24x7 online access based on MPDS (Mobile Packet Data Service Protocol).
MPDS is a revolution in maritime communication with its always-online possibility.
It turns a vessel into a true office at sea changing ship management and vessel operation of the future.
Where ISDN connections are charged by the minute MPDS access is paid by the quantity of data send and received.
"Now any ship around the world can be a part of a company LAN or public network providing outstanding possibilities for improved remote supervision and diagnostics of onboard mechanical systems, cargo monitoring, control, purchase and logistics handling, position reporting, weather reports and web based communication," says Kim Gram, Sales Manager in Thrane & Thrane's Maritime department.
He continues, "The possibility of being always online is a natural part of the business in almost any land based industry.
Try to imagine a bank or a travel agency without this type of communication available. Impossible and yet that was the case only some years ago.
Within the maritime industry we expect to see a similar development happen.
With Capsat‚ Fleet77 this will now be possible."
Thrane & Thrane is one of the world's leading manufacturers of terminals and land earth stations for global mobile satellite communication.
Since its incorporation in 1981, the company has established a strong position within equipment for global mobile satellite services based on the Inmarsat system, and today it provides equipment for land-based, maritime and aeronautical use.
