Maritime
Connectivity at sea has always been a challenge, and generating enough bandwidth for operational traffic and crew welfare has been an issue. Paired with the lack of a truly global service, the maritime industry has continually struggled with data scarcity. To meet the rising demand for digitalized vessels, operators are forced to prioritize systems or incur high data package costs, resulting in reduced crew connection with the outside world.
Connectivity needs on the rise
With commercial shipping and government maritime missions relying on uninterrupted connections for their operations, a reliable solution is needed. As vessels become more sophisticated and adopt new technologies, the demand for reliable and consistent data only increases. Real-time weather reports, fuel tracking, crew safety, and predictive maintenance are just a few innovations that require dependable connectivity.
Despite its global nature, connectivity within the commercial shipping industry lags behind, as traditional GEO satellites cannot reach polar regions and often rely on ground station connectivity.
Connectivity everywhere, even at the poles The Outernet offers operators an innovative solution, utilizing a unique low earth orbit (LEO) network architecture that ensures secure, real-time data transfer anywhere on the planet. By implementing a gateway-less architecture, connectivity is enabled globally, fostering new opportunities for vessels and transforming them into truly global entities. This will enable large commercial ships to have an office type experience as well as enabling crews to stay connected.
KEY FEATURES OF THE OUTERNET
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SECURITY
Isolate your data streams frompublic and third-party networks. Connect directly with intersatellite links and without gateways.
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UBIQUITY
Establish uninterrupted connectivity from pole to pole, across the world’s land, sea, and airspace. Latency, high throughput, reach and mobility with true point-to-point services.
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HIGH THROUGHPUT
Access your private Layer 2 network over Ka-band links with guaranteed data rates from 100 Mbps to multiple Gbps.
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RESPONSIVENESS
Deploy and adapt your own virtual private network on demand, without reliance on dedicated infrastructure.
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LOW LATENCY
Deploy and adapt your own virtual private network on demand, without reliance on dedicated infrastructure.
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RESILIENCE
Harness the power of an optical mesh network in the sky enabled by a distributed LEO architecture.
