Marlink
Introduces
Comtech
Vipersat
Technology
Providing
Sealink
Users
With
New
Enhanced
Features
8
April
2010
Marlink,
has
introduced
the
Comtech
Vipersat
Bandwidth
&
Capacity
management
platform
to
its
industry
leading
Sealink
VSAT
solution.
The
integration
of
the
Vipersat
technology
will
provide
customers
of
Marlink's
Sealink
service
with
an
extensive
range
of
enhanced
features,
including
efficient
management
of
bandwidth
allocation
between
vessels,
global
automatic
roaming
between
C-band
coverage
spots
and
exceptional
quality
of
service
for
both
voice
and
data
services.
"The
integration
of
the
Vipersat
technology
to
our
Sealink(TM)
solution
makes
Marlink
the
only
provider
of
maritime
satellite
communications
to
offer
both
Vipersat
and
Vados
platforms.
The
introduction
of
Vipersat
to
our
comprehensive
portfolio,
gives
us
the
widest-ranging
portfolio
on
the
market,
enabling
us
to
offer
high-quality
solutions
which
can
be
customized
to
meet
any
specification
or
budget,"
comments
Tore
Morten
Olsen,
CEO,
Marlink.
The
new
Vipersat
technology
enables
Sealink(TM)
to
allocate
bandwidth
on
demand,
significantly
benefitting
customers
that
operate
multiple
vessels
within
one
bandwidth
pool
per
satellite
beam.
Where
some
vessels
within
the
bandwidth
pool
do
not
require
full
bandwidth
capacity,
Vipersat
enables
Sealink(TM)
to
reallocate
the
spare
bandwidth
capacity
to
other
vessels
in
the
pool.
This
provides
the
vessels
with
additional
bandwidth
and
ensures
efficient
use
of
bandwidth
between
vessels.
Additionally,
Vipersat
provides
Sealink(TM)
customers
with
global
automatic
roaming.
When
a
vessel
cruises
towards
the
outer
limit
of
the
coverage,
Vipersat
automatically
prepares
for
switching
to a
new
satellite
beam.
When
the
vessel
reaches
the
position
which
is
determined
for
satellite
beam
switch,
Vipersat
automatically
switches
to
the
next
satellite.
This
eliminates
the
need
for
manual
intervention
from
the
crew
onboard
and
causes
no
service
interruption
during
switching.
Marlink's
cutting-edge
Sealink(TM)
VSAT
solution
is
characterized
by
high
user
experience
and
separation
of
multiple
voice
and
data
circuits,
thereby
supporting
multiple
networks
onboard.
The
service
allows
for
vessel
owner,
charterer,
administration,
crew
and
passengers
to
share
the
same
satellite
link
without
interfering
with
each
other's
assigned
capacity.
Furthermore,
Marlink's
integration
of
the
Vipersat
technology
provides
users
with
exceptional
quality
of
service
for
both
voice
and
data.
The
equipment
has
been
specifically
designed
to
offer
the
same
service
available
on
land
at
sea
and
enhances
the
quality
of
satellite
communications
by
minimising
interference
and
delay
from
end-to-end.
In
addition
to
the
features
inherent
to
the
Vados-Vipersat
platform,
Sealink(TM)
can
also
be
customized
to
include
additional
features
such
as
office
integration
via
MPLS
networks,
Link
Optimizers,
Content
Filter
and
GSM
solutions.
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