BROWSING: maritime
A ‘revolution’ in container tracking – t42 supplies satellite IoT to 50 shipping firms
Barcelona-based satellite IoT provider Sateliot, building an NB-IoT satellite system based on Release 17 specs in the 5G NR cellular standard, has announced a deal with freight software and analytics company t42 to deploy “thousands of 5G-IoT sensors” in shipping containers for “more than...
Ferry company Stena Line deploys dual-band LoRa/LoRaWAN for cargo tracking
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has deployed a dual-band LoRa/LoRaWAN-based network, with IoT gateways and devices in unlicensed spectrum, on its Stena Hollandica roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) passenger ferry, following work by US chipmaker and LoRa-owner Semtech, together with Netherlands-based IoT companies SkyLab and HeNet. The...
Jet tests maritime 5G with floating base station
Maritime 5G grows a step closer to reality with Jet's testing of a floating 5G base station, funded via UK's 5G RuralDorset initiative.
LMT, RBF to bring maritime 5G to the Baltic Sea
LMT and RBF are collaborating to bring maritime 5G to ships in the Gulf of Riga, and eventually elsewhere in the Baltic Sea.
M1 to use 5G standalone for security, monitoring applications at Singaporean marina
M1’s 5G standalone network covers nearly 50% of Singapore
Singapore’s M1 and its sister company, Keppel Land, have introduced several 5G services at the Keppel Bay Marina, including automated ship analysis and real-time monitoring capabilities. The new services will be offered on M1’s 5G Standalone...
Inmarsat preps narrowband IoT satellite network and satellite-5G combi service
UK satellite communications provider Inmarsat is to launch a global narrowband network for IoT connectivity, targeting the aviation, maritime, and government sectors. The new service, which goes by the name ELERA, and launches in trial mode with aviation customers in 2022, uses L-band spectrum...
Orange teams up with satellite firm SES to bolster maritime services
Orange has struck a deal with Luxembourg-based satellite company SES Networks to bolster its connectivity offer for the maritime industry. The French operator said integration of satellite connectivity from SES will afford a way for merchant shipping customers to utilise IoT-based sensing and AI-based...
T-Mobile and Tampnet win 700MHz licences in the Netherlands for off-shore 5G
T-Mobile and Tampnet have secured key 700MHz spectrum licenses for use on the Dutch Continental Shelf in the North Sea, to support 5G connectivity and digital services for oil, gas, and wind assets, as well as for the coast guard, local fishing industry, and...
Ericsson preps 5G mesh network to break satellite ‘monopoly’ on maritime comms
Ericsson is readying a new ‘maritime mesh network’ solution, based on LTE and 5G, as an alternative to ‘high-cost, high-latency, low-throughput’ satellite-based communication for the shipping industry, which it has blamed for slowing the pace of digital change on the high seas, compared notably...
Ericsson targets aviation, maritime and mining verticals with new contract
Panasonic Avionics selected Ericsson to provide industrial connectivity
Ericsson was selected by Panasonic Avionics, a subsidiary of Panasonic, to handle connectivity services to the aviation, maritime and mining markets.
Under terms of the deal, Ericsson will implement its "5G"-ready core solution for Panasonic Avionics through...
Ericsson and Maersk create floating network
An essential task
Dozens of companies from around the world navigate our oceans to deliver more than 90% of the world’s cargo, according to Ericsson. And Maersk Line, a shipping company based in Denmark, claims to have the biggest fleet of them all.
With more than...
Ericsson and Maersk create floating network
An essential task
Dozens of companies from around the world navigate our oceans to deliver more than 90% of the world’s cargo, according to Ericsson. And Maersk Line, a shipping company based in Denmark, claims to have the biggest fleet of them all.
With more than...