Orange Business Services has equipped the Eco Shipping fleet with unlimited satellite Internet

2021: Providing Unlimited Internet

International service provider Orange Business Services provided the unlimited Internet of the Eco Shipping Company freight on the Northern Sea Route. Maritime VSAT Solution guarantees uninterrupted access to the Internet and to corporate resources. Orange Business Services announced this on July 6, 2021.

The Eco Shipping fleet has nine ice-class vessels. This allows you to deliver goods not only to the ports of the Baltic, Mediterranean and North Seas, but also on high-risk routes along the Northern Sea Route (shortest sea route between European part of Russia and the Far East) and in the regions of the Far East North.

Orange Business Services offers Eco Shipping an international solution Maritime VSAT, created as part of the concept of a "full office at sea." In Russia, under Maritime VSAT, the service provider uses its own ground-based IT infrastructure. High level of reliability ensured automatic signal switching between three ground telecommunications hubs and six Russian satellites in Ku band. The solution guarantees a stable and seamless connection on the Throughout the route of ships.

Considering the experience of operating the equipment in harsh conditions of the Extreme North, Orange Business Services installed on Eco Shipping steamboats antenna systems adapted for operation at strong vibrations in ice. On board each ship, a Wi-Fi network is deployed. For management Orange Business is responsible for the ship's network infrastructure Services. As part of the project, the equipment is provided by service models. This approach allows you to optimize expense items by translating capital costs () CAPEX to operating costs (). OPEX

{{quote 'Permanent connection with the courts and access to corporate resources in swimming time significantly increases the efficiency of the team. For example, expedite the documentation process when entering the port, Enable rapid coordination between different services companies. In addition, members of the crews of steamboats can communicate with relatives and loved ones through a dedicated network segment for a private of use, "says" "leading radio engineer Eco Shipping LLC Mikhail Ustinov '.}}

{{quote 'Activity in the Far North - one of the promising directions development for the Russian economy. The state invests significant funds for the construction and modernization of ports along the Northern route sea route, freight traffic is growing rapidly. Due to the specifics of the region, far away not every provider has a solution that can provide seamless Internet access on board ships operating in the northern routes. Maritime VSAT solution will significantly improve coordination crews with coastal services and will make working conditions for sailors of steamboats Eco Shipping companies are more comfortable, "comments Richard van Wageningen, senior vice president of Orange Business Services, responsible for the IMEAR region (Russia, Middle East, Africa).}}