Ship managers and captains are under pressure to implement new data applications, in order to improve operational efficiency and keep crew welfare at the forefront, getting more from their satellite data.
With traditionally restrictive VSAT solutions comes challenges, as demand for onboard connectivity continues to grow, yet corporate spending is scrutinised and in some cases, operational costs require trimming.
Trial of new data heavy applications
Trialling new applications, which require additional data capacity, can have an unknown impact on the WAN/VSAT network performance, and current application efficiency may be unclear or difficult to forecast.
The temptation for ship managers and IT teams may be to contract to a higher CIR than required, which could be costly and lead to unnecessarily heightened monthly expenditure, for a prolonged period of time. With these prohibitive contracts, vessels may also get penalised, even if they have the ability to decrease their bandwidth, in the event that they have excess capacity, which they do not need to use and are looking to save money.
AuraNow solution
With Satcom Global’s AuraNow, ship managers and vessel owners are offered a solution that brings flexibility
With Satcom Global’s AuraNow, ship managers and vessel owners are offered a solution that brings flexibility and cost savings, which they can't afford to ignore.
Whether championing new technologies or under pressure to implement new commercial applications, such as video monitoring and conferencing, fuel monitoring, IOT, remote vessel audits and network security programmes, with the bandwidth changes available at their fingertips, increased efficiency and decreased costs are a reality.
The AuraNow no commitment, no penalty solution gives customers access to a wide range of benefits, including:
- The chance to simply upgrade their bandwidth package, for a minimum of 24 hours, for as long as they need, in order to test a new application.
- Enjoy enhanced speeds temporarily, to measure the impact of new applications on day-to-day operations and ensure optimum capacity.
- With flexible bandwidth and no minimum contract term, customers don’t need to commit to unnecessarily high speed and costly VSAT packages long term.
- Suspend or downgrade the bandwidth whenever needed, without penalty to save money.
- Use the AuraNow customer portal to take control of the VSAT communications, eliminating waiting time and accessing true bandwidth on-demand.
Delivered by Intellian’s NX Series and C700 terminals
AuraNow is delivered by Intellian’s NX Series and C700 terminals. The NX series is the most innovative and future-proof Ku-band VSAT solution on the market currently, empowering connectivity for customers across the globe.
Complementing this is the C700 series, a reliable L-band companion, delivering seamless back-up communications through the global Iridium Certus service.