Maritime Connectivity

E-mail, Internet, VPN and VoIP applications help vessel operators retain skilled maritime talent; increase and improve interactions between operations at sea and management on-shore; and realize cost savings that come with tighter operations and faster, more efficient information exchange.

Solution Overview

iDirect is the market leader in maritime VSAT solutions and the most broadly deployed technology today across the growing ranks of broadband-enabled vessels.

iDirect’s innovations in IP broadband provide a cost-effective, scalable solution with always-on connectivity. The flexibility of the iDirect system allows a maritime service provider to start small, with minimum investment, and scale networks as business expands.

From regional services to global Ku- or C-band networks, iDirect technology maximizes capacity while enabling maritime providers to guarantee service levels that meet the demands of customers ranging from vessel operators and fishing line owners, to yacht owners and cruise operators.

iDirect’s unique IP-based approach to shared bandwidth using iDirect’s patented D-TDMA, significantly reduces satellite bandwidth by dynamically allocating bandwidth to multiple ships based on a bandwidth pool, providing a more efficient and cost-effective option.

Coupled with iDirect’s award-winning advanced Group Quality of Service (GQoS), service providers can segment bandwidth across multiple ships — even across fleets — and prioritize allocation according to each ship’s dynamic requirements, all while protecting minimum CIR and QoS settings for high-priority traffic.

Global Ku-or C-band coverage can be achieved with iDirect’s Global NMS and Automatic Beam Switching (ABS). With ABS vessels can travel across satellite footprints, and maintain seamless connectivity with no need for manual intervention by crew members onboard. Global NMS enables the service provider to manage each ship’s remote, ensuring a consistent connection as it passes through separate networks around the world.