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SpeedCast Selected by
Vroon for
High-Performance
Broadband Connectivity
5 August
2015
SpeedCast
International Limited
has been awarded a
multi-year
communications contract
by international
shipping company, Vroon.
The new Ku-band
satellite service will
facilitate
high-performance
broadband connectivity
with multi-megabit
speeds, providing “hotel
experience” Internet
facilities for Vroon
clients aboard specific
categories of vessels.
These include
subsea-support vessels
(10-25 passengers),
walk-to-work vessels
(with up to 60
passengers) and wind
turbine
installation/maintenance
vessels (up to 110
passengers).
Vroon operates and
manages a diverse fleet
of approximately 170
vessels, with more than
400 shore-based staff
and around 4,000 marine
personnel worldwide.
Vroon’s modern vessels
are active in livestock
transportation, offshore
support, offshore wind
turbine installation and
maintenance, dry cargo,
container and other
segments, including
product/chemical
tankers, asphalt/bitumen
tankers and car
carriers.
Vroon conducted a
competitive tender
process to find a new
VSAT supplier for client
Internet access on board
the “hotel experience”
vessels. SpeedCast was
selected for its ability
to meet a stringent set
of requirements, which
will enable Vroon to
deliver future-proof,
high-capacity and
scalable VSAT Internet
services to accommodate
clients’ demanding
Internet requirements.
“With an
ever-increasing demand
for Internet services
from our clients, we
selected SpeedCast to
deliver these services
in order to fulfil our
clients' current and
future needs,” said Rob
Frenks, Vroon Group ICT
Manager.
SpeedCast’s
solution will provide
seamless connectivity,
enabling high-speed
Internet access and
voice services for the
“hotel experience”
vessels. The always-on
24x7 broadband
communications platform
will support a wide
range of services,
including Internet,
voice and video
streaming, with
real-time connectivity
at sea.
“With our global
infrastructure and
innovative technology we
can deliver a solution
that will meet Vroon’s
needs today, and for
many years to come,”
said Piers Cunningham,
VP of Maritime Services,
SpeedCast. “Looking
forward, by delivering
our satellite
communications solution,
we can help Vroon to
deliver a future-proof
and scalable Internet
service that will meet
the needs of their
clients today and in the
future.”
This announcement
follows SpeedCast’s
recent acquisitions of
Hermes Datacomms and
Geolink Satellite
Services, as well as
select NewSat assets,
which further enhanced
SpeedCast’s products and
services tailored for
the energy and maritime
sectors.
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