Orange Business Services Keeps Arctic Shipping Company Fleet Connected along the Northern Sea Route
04 Décembre 2018 - 03:00PM
Business Wire
- Maritime Connect turns cargo ships
into offices at sea
- Network connectivity vital to ensure
safety in the Russian Arctic
The Arctic Shipping Company has chosen Maritime Connect from
Orange Business Services to keep its cargo ships connected to the
network while at sea. The new contract follows the successful
completion of a pilot with the shipping firm, and the service is
now deployed on six of its vessels. The Arctic Shipping Company
specializes in cargo transportation, including along the Northern
Sea Route, which runs from the Barents Sea, near Russia's border
with Norway, to the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska.
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Maritime Connect - essentially turning
vessels into full-fledged “offices at sea” (Photo: Orange Business
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Maritime Connect combines multiple networks, including
satellite, to ensure connectivity for the cargo ships wherever they
are – even on the high seas. It gives the crew the ability to work
in a single virtual corporate network, essentially turning vessels
into full-fledged “offices at sea”. Network connectivity is
especially important for safety on the difficult Northern Sea
Route. For example, the ship is able to easily access updated ice
conditions and keep its electronic mapping system up-to-date while
underway. Despite the harsh environmental conditions, this route
helps shorten shipping time.
The network also greatly simplifies communication with
contractors and port authorities. In addition, a local phone number
is allocated to each ship, and crew are able to use unlimited
Internet and make home video calls from personal smartphones via
the deployed Wi-Fi network.
Orange provides Maritime Connect using an operational
expenditure model with fixed monthly payments. This helps the
Arctic Shipping Company control costs and facilitates the
installation of modern communication equipment on ships.
“For commercial shipping, speed of deployment is very important,
in addition to the reliability of the partner and the quality of
services provided. The seasonal window where we are able to use the
Northern Sea Route is very limited, so the installation should be
carried out quickly and without hitches. With installation
completed in just two days, our partners were able to carry out the
work during a short stay in port,” said Mikhail Artyukhov, CEO,
Arctic Shipping Company.
“The Northern Sea Route allows companies to save time and money
by providing a shorter connection between Asia and Europe. However,
the route is also known as risky and not an easy one. Seamless
network connectivity is critical to safety and saves not only time
and financial resources, but also the crew’s welfare. We are
pleased to cooperate with Arctic Shipping Company and are proud
that the Orange Maritime VSAT solution is effective in meeting the
needs of the maritime industry,” said Richard van Wageningen,
Senior Vice President IMEAR, Orange Business Services.
About Orange Business ServicesOrange Business Services, the B2B
branch of the Orange Group, and its 25,000 employees, is focused on
supporting the digital transformation of multinational enterprises
and French SMEs across five continents. Orange Business Services is
not only an infrastructure operator, but also a technology
integrator and a value-added service provider. It offers companies
digital solutions that help foster collaboration within their teams
(collaborative workspaces and mobile workspaces), better serve
their customers (enriched customer relations and business
innovation), and support their projects (enriched connectivity,
flexible IT and cyberdefense). The integrated technologies that
Orange Business Services offer range from Software Defined Networks
(SDN/NFV), Big Data and IoT, to cloud computing, unified
communications and collaboration, as well as cybersecurity. Orange
Business Services customers include over 3,000 renowned
multinational corporations at an international level and over two
million professionals, companies and local communities in
France.
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