Next week Telecom26’s Jake Picache will be attending Seatrade Maritime Crew Connect Global which takes place in his home city of Manila in The Philippines.
Crew Connect is “the industry-leading marine crewing conference dedicated to the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the future of seafaring” and the annual meeting point for professionals responsible for every aspect of crewing and seafarer wellbeing”.
Jake is focused on helping maritime organisations whose vessels and crews spend a lot of time in AsiaPac. We know that on-board maritime mobile connectivity is essential for commercial seafarers and that good, cost- effective connectivity is vital for their well-being.
At Crew Connect, Jake will be discussing Telecom26’s specialist maritime mobile connectivity offerings which enable vessels to maintain robust communication and data exchange, even in remote waters. Telecom26 offers:
- A full Cellular at Sea service
- A Nearshore Connectivity Service that uses land-based cellular networks which can provide coverage to vessels as far out as 50km
- Networks for onboard personal communications. You can read more about this here: Mobile Private Networks for Cruise Ships and the Merchant Navy
- A Maritime IoT/M2M Service including private networks on-board vessels, oil rigs and platforms – and supply chain tracking
- Our Talk, Travel and Text Service is also available for crews on long journeys through and along multiple countries. Our recently announced partnership with Threema gives crews access to a highly secure messaging app which prioritises privacy and operational efficiency as well as our global maritime mobile connectivity service.
- Our SIM management portal offers fleet managers full control over SIM usage, data consumption, and network selection, ensuring cost-effectiveness and connectivity control.
The Telecom26 difference for maritime mobile connectivity
The issues that our maritime mobile connectivity team stress to current and potential customers are:
- That satellite is often not necessary to provide fast and reliable connectivity to vessels. This is because land-based cellular networks can now reach up to 50km out to sea. So, there is no need for vessels that hug the shore to use more expensive satellite when they could be using less expensive cellular instead. This is particularly applicable to cargo vessels and ferries that cross relatively narrow straits – for example, the English Channel.
- That Starlink doesn’t cover the whole planet…
In short, Telecom26's extensive roaming agreements with local mobile carriers across the world ensure that vessels have continuous connectivity where satellite solutions might not always be the most cost-effective or reliable.
Telecom26 helps MiWire improve its maritime mobile connectivity service for commercial vessels — particularly ferries
Our partnership with MiWire has delivered fast and reliable data at a reduced price for commercial vessels — particularly ferries — that often sail on the same routes.
You can read more in this previous blog Telecom26 and MiWire trial new eSIM-enabled maritime connectivity service for vessels of all sizes.
Telecom26 – get in touch to improve your maritime mobile connectivity
Telecom26 is both a maritime MNO and a full global MVNO for terrestrial coverage.
We provide a full range of telecom services and connectivity options including 5G (where available), LTE-M, Wi-Fi, private networks, 2G, 3G and 4G, as well offshore connectivity capabilities and GPS tracking.
Our maritime mobile connectivity customers include leisure yachts, fishing boats, container ships, ferries and other vessels. We also provide connectivity to inland ports and rivers as shipping companies usually need connectivity on-land as well as at sea to monitor their freight as it moves out of and into a port.
If you would like to organise a video call to discuss how we can help improve the global and maritime mobile connectivity of the people, equipment and devices on-board your vessels including IoT and M2M, please get in touch.
