Maritime VSAT Communications
From the World’s Preferred Maritime VSAT Partner*
At Marlink, we design and build intelligent network solutions around your individual needs. We provide trusted global coverage, through our unrivalled satcom and terrestrial hybrid network. And through our managed services, we proactively take responsibility for integrating everything, from handling your critical data to the most advanced cyber security, so that you can focus on running your business, knowing your remote network is in safe hands.
In a world of fast change and with evolving regulations, the maritime industry never stands still. Improving efficiency is always a substantial objective of your business. You need more than a communications supplier. You need a smart network solutions partner.
*Marlink is ranked 2020 market leader in maritime VSAT in multiple market reports, by Comsys, Valour Consultancy, NSR and Euroconsult.
Your benefits
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Choose the bandwidth that fits your needs
To support you to evolve, optimise and best manage your business, we offer the largest choice of multi-band technologies (L-, C-, Ku-, Ka-band), solutions and applications adaptable to any evolving need. We drive innovations with and for your benefit, and develop digital solutions and smart applications that take you beyond ‘just connectivity’.
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Digitise your operations
From scanning network traffic to automating anti-virus updates, we have a full suite of solutions to protect your vessels from cyber threats, automate application updates and manage data in the cloud. BridgeLink is the next stage in our maritime digital enablement strategy, which will provide a platform for data-driven safety and efficiency improvements on ships worldwide.
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Enjoy confidence in your ability to communicate
As world leader for maritime connectivity, we offer the most extensive coverage backed-up by Marlink’s world-class network infrastructure, with Global 4G and MSS back-up for highest availability. Marlink’s remote access solutions enable you to perform remote support, monitoring and maintenance for management, diagnostics and troubleshooting - allowing you to maintain full control from shore.
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Scale your communications as you grow
As your needs grow or fluctuate over time, you can extend your reach with our hybrid network solutions. We offer VSAT services targeted to your business needs with regional and seasonal flexibility, all powered by our future-ready networks that are more agile and efficient to ensure applications are always available and secure in any location.
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Control your costs and usage
Benefit from a wide range of Marlink's digital solutions to secure your mobile satellite communications, manage crew usage and control your costs. Enhance satellite connectivity with access management, web filtering, firewalling, traffic priorities and crew welfare services.
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Keep your peace of mind with end-to-end Managed Services
Focus on running your business while we deliver reliable satellite communications. With local presence on all continents and time zones, whatever your size, region or sector, we offer the support and specialisms to understand your business and be a true partner to you.
Highlights
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Sealink Allowances
Marlink’s easy VSAT packages to get you started and grow with your needs
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Sealink Business
Quality service with burstable capabilities, at a budget friendly price
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Sealink Premium
Highest Speed VSAT with guaranteed data rates
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Sealink Flex
High performance tailored VSAT with added flexibility, ideal for seasonal use
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Sealink Plus
Integrated VSAT and MSS back-up with XChange communication management platform, adding even more value
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Inmarsat Fleet Xpress
High speed Ka-band connectivity combined with FleetBroadband back-up
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Telenor Anker
Regional Ka-band throughout the Nordic region, Europe and the Middle East
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Sealink Allowances
Marlink’s easy VSAT packages to get you started and grow with your needs
Sealink Allowances
Sealink Allowances comprise a choice of competitively priced data allowance plans for always-on Internet, email and IP-based services ideal for business and crew communications in one package.
With data allowance plans from 1 Gigabyte (GB) up to 80 GB per month, and data speeds of up to 6 Mbps, this low-cost Internet service is ideal for basic business requirements and for ship operators wishing to boost crew morale and optimise crew retention. As your business grows, our packages enable your VSAT to easily grow with you, since packages can be simply upgraded or topped up via our online portal.
- Unlimited broadband data up to 6 Mbps
- Allowances of 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 60 or 80 GB per month
- Monitor usage, set limits and alerts and easily top-up if needed via Portal360
- 2-4 high quality voice lines
- Packaged with industry leading 60 cm, 80 cm or 1 m antenna from Intellian or Cobham
- Recreational crew internet and WiFi options with filtering capabilities
- The most extensive global Ku-band coverage on the market
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Sealink Business
Quality service with burstable capabilities, at a budget friendly price
Sealink Business
Available as a regional or global service, Sealink Business offers 2-8 voice lines and your choice of Committed Information Rate (CIR) from 32 Kbps to 1 Mbps, in addition to a burstable Maximum Information Rate (MIR) up to 6 Mbps.
In accordance with the defined CIR, a dedicated amount of bandwidth is supplied for unlimited data usage, so business critical applications are always available.
Sealink Business enables a constant, quality service at a budget friendly price. This service is ideal for ship operators seeking cost-effective, always-on communications for business and crew.
- Unlimited broadband data up to 6 Mbps
- Choice of 13 service levels with guaranteed Committed Information Rates (CIR) from 32 Kbps to 1 Mbps as standard
- 2-8 high quality voice lines
- Packaged with industry leading 60 cm, 80 cm or 1 m class antennas from Intellian or Cobham
- The most extensive global Ku-band coverage on the market
- Combine with XChange and set your own priorities over your separated crew and corporate networks
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Sealink Premium
Highest Speed VSAT with guaranteed data rates
Sealink Premium
For more advanced communication requirements, Sealink Premium offers regional and global Ku-band VSAT with higher data speeds.
As well as providing a predictable monthly cost, Sealink Premium gives you bandwidth control as a Committed Information Rate (CIR) which establishes a minimum bandwidth guarantee.
This service is ideal for ship operators seeking high quality, reliable and unlimited communications for business-critical applications and crew, with full cost predictability.
- Unlimited broadband data up to 6 Mbps, with on-demand bandwidth option of 100+ Mbps
- Choice of 13 service levels with Committed Information Rates (CIR) from 32 Kbps to 1 Mbps as standard, or the ability to go higher on request
- 2-8 high quality voice lines
- Packaged with industry leading 60 cm, 80 cm or 1 m class antennas from Intellian or Cobham
- The most extensive global Ku-band coverage on the market
- Combine with XChange and set your own priorities over your separated crew and corporate networks
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Sealink Flex
High performance tailored VSAT with added flexibility, ideal for seasonal use
Sealink Flex
A bespoke VSAT connectivity service, Sealink Flex enables higher speeds with the ultimate regional and seasonal flexibility.
With six specially created high speed zones and a rapid change process enabling variations to bandwidth to be implemented fast, Sealink Flex is an ideal VSAT connectivity service for offshore and specialised maritime customers.
- Flexible, high end CIR-based service
- Regional and global Ku-band VSAT with higher data speeds
- Over 100 bandwidth choices with up to 20 Mbps base bandwidth
- High speed zones for offshore energy operators in the North Sea, West Africa, Middle East, South East Asia, Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico
- Wide choice of antennas
- Increase bandwidth temporarily, from 1 day* to several months, with guaranteed speeds (*Subject to approval. Standard minimum upgrade is for one month.)
- Integrated services router powering high-end value-added services
- Requests to change bandwidth are processed within a maximum of 72 hours and can even be implemented in a few hours for most service level upgrades
- High-end solutions and shore-based value-added services powered by XChange (and Cisco) network service devices
To meet more advanced requirements, Sealink is one of the only maritime VSAT solutions on the market which can be fully tailored to meet your specific requirements, with services for crew welfare, passengers, contractors, partners or clients.
With a Marlink managed end-to-end customised solution, you get the quality, reliability and flexibility to meet all of your communication needs:
- Choose and combine shared and/or dedicated bandwidth options
- High speeds of 100+ Mbps, dependent upon your requirements
- Bandwidth on Demand: log in to Marlink’s web portal, Portal360 at any time from anywhere to order up to an extra 5 Mbps CIR for 1 day, 2 day or 1 week intervals
- Up to 30 voice lines
- Secure integration with your offices ashore
- Dedicated bandwidth for onboard clients, separated from the corporate traffic and crew traffic
- Fully redundant hardware installations to ensure availability
- Integrate low latency, high bandwidth multicarrier solutions over several different communication carriers (e.g. WiFi, 4G, VSAT, MSS)
- To maximise bandwidth and enable full flexibility, multiband bandwidth can be pooled into an open, global or regional ‘Cloud of bandwidth’, capable of channelling hundreds of Megabits
- Out-of-band management services for remote support by Marlink’s 24/7 Centre of VSAT Operational Excellence
- Dedicated Service Manager and/or Project representatives who monitor your business and handle installations and changes
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Sealink Plus
Integrated VSAT and MSS back-up with XChange communication management platform, adding even more value
Sealink Plus
Marlink’s Sealink™ Plus packages combine your choice of a Sealink VSAT plan, with unlimited MSS back-up for business-critical email. Compact stabilised antennas for rapid installations are included, plus our XChange platform providing centralised VoIP, data and Internet access. A catalogue of fully integrated Digital Solutions further complements your connectivity and support digitalisation.
This service is ideal for shipping companies seeking a full package of high quality, reliable and unlimited communications for business and crew, with full cost predictability and efficient administration and cost management tools.
- Choose unlimited MSS back-up, from longstanding Inmarsat FleetBroadband or Iridium Certus for pole to pole, global coverage
- MSS airtime for business-critical email and MSS hardware included
- XChange platform that provides centralised VoIP, data and internet access
- Plus more, fully integrated digital solutions
- Alternatively, the new Sealink Companion option enables you to add an MSS backup allowance plan to any Sealink Connectivity
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Inmarsat Fleet Xpress
High speed Ka-band connectivity combined with FleetBroadband back-up
Inmarsat Fleet Xpress
Fleet Xpress delivers the high data speeds enabled by Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band technology combined with the proven reliability of Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband L-band service. FleetBroadband being the backup service of the main Global Xpress service, the switch between both services is fully managed automatically.
- Continuous connectivity: ultimate reliability through a dual satellite constellation using Ka-band with unlimited L-band back-up
- Controlled costs: more accurate cost management with a wide selection of flexible subscription packages and one invoice
- Fully managed support: standardised plug-and-play service with 24/7 management, monitoring and support globally
Developed by Marlink expert engineers, Marlink’s XChange FX enhances the standard solution by introducing several additional benefits, including:
- Real-time on-board connectivity status: enabling the captain and on-board personnel to track and monitor which connectivity is active at any time (i.e. Ka-band or L-band back-up service)
- Real-time on-shore connectivity status: enabling the shore headquarters and Marlink’s global support network to monitor which connectivity is active and get real-time info to ensure efficient remote troubleshooting
- Traffic prioritisation: onboard usage can be managed according to status and traffic can be prioritised to ensure critical applications are always globally available
- Hassle-free roll out: simple to install, XChange FX is not subject to an export control license, so can be delivered globally without customs and border delays
- Future ready: designed to accommodate over-the-air updates, reducing the need for installing new hardware in the future
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Telenor Anker
Regional Ka-band throughout the Nordic region, Europe and the Middle East
Telenor Anker
Telenor Anker provides regional Ka-band coverage with a high-powered spot beams. Fully scalable, a diverse portfolio of bandwidth packages are available with Committed Information Rates (CIR).
Supported by the iDirect next generation Velocity© platform, the service enables automatic and seamless spot-beam handover, assuring continuous connectivity across the entire satellite footprint.
- Large Pan-European mobility footprint
- Wide range of service levels
- Unique Marlink voice service – up to 4 voice lines
- Seamless spot beam handover
- One Touch Commissioning (OTC) which allows automation of 1dB compression test, eliminating time consuming manual operations
- Web based monitoring tool (iDirect PULSE), offering full control of your VSAT connection on any device
- Rain fade mitigation techniques assuring a 99.5% link availability via physical antenna diversity, adaptive coding and modulation and inbound adaptability
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