Orange Maritime Connect will integrate all Topaz Energy & Marine ships in a single network

The international service provider Orange Business Services announced on September 21, 2017 signing with Topaz Energy & Marine company of the agreement on the implementing solution Maritime Connect which will provide with communication the Topaz Energy ships and also will allow to unroll corporate network.

Project Tasks

Topaz provides services in the field of navigation and specializes in work with the enterprises of the power industry worldwide. Implementation of the integrated telecommunication platform from Orange company will allow the customer not only to optimize work of the fleet, but also will give the chance to reduce cost value of services and also to improve working conditions of crews.

The sea industry is faced by own tasks of digital transformation of business — from digital ports to control of vessels. We work in the conditions connected with need of interaction of the ships and coast. At the same time most of our employees works far from the coast. Increase in communication opportunities of our ships will allow us to synchronize data and more effectively to implement business challenges. We can guarantee that ship crews will be able to get convenient Internet access not only for the solution of business matters, but also for communication with family and friends and also for professional development — René Kofod-Olsen, the CEO of Topaz company emphasized.

Maritime Connect

The Orange Maritime Connect platform includes support of a number of technologies and protocols of communication, such as satellite VSAT and L-Band terminals, mobile data transmission 3G/4G and also Wi-Fi. The platform distributes traffic depending on availability of the channel, providing optimal communication quality. It will allow Topaz company to integrate the ships into corporate network as full "sea offices" and to use on them applications, crucial for business.

At the same time, the management system for the fleet allows Topaz to exercise control of sea vessels and also provides valuable business data. For example, it includes dashboards using which it is possible to trace the ships which are deviating the set parameters on the speed or consumption of fuel, or faced problems in service.

Possibilities of the Orange Maritime Connect platform allow to optimize communication channels on the vessel floating in the sea. The customer can flexibly manage voice transmission, video and data in the conditions of limited capacity of the channel and bad weather conditions. The functions of information security integrated into the platform allow to protect it from different cyberthreats.

Orange also has potential on support of digital transformation of business for shipping companies, integrating a number of technologies and networks both in the sea, and on the land, with seamless integration and local satellite communication. Shipping companies, IT specialists, captains and also crew members can control access to data services and voices both directly in the sea, and far off, ashore.

Implementation Progress

The agreement is signed for the term of three years. It is originally going to connect 39 courts of Topaz company, then, by the end of 2018, the solution Maritime Connect will be deployed by all 110 ships of the customer.