Alphatron wins satellite contracts
Netherlands-based Alphatron Marine is to provide its satellite hardware and data solution packages for 11 vessels owned by Seacontractors.
Alphatron Marine’s VSAT system will be installed alongside the existing IT infrastructure on nine of the Seacontractors B-Class workboats and two of the A-Class workboats, consisting of Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) and Multicats, mainly operating in Western Europe and the Middle East.
The new solutions will replace the current communications system, which Seacontractors says was not able to provide the amount of data required today at a competitive rate. Alphatron’s solution will include an 80cm VSAT system, 19-inch rack, access points, switching, routing, UPS, modem and VoIP gateway.
With a lease contract that also includes spare parts and airtime, Alphatron will deliver an unlimited flow of data for the same cost the vessels had with the previous limited communications.
All installations will be completed over the next three months.
By Rachael Doyle
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