Fair Usage Policies

Data Caps: Implementing data caps for individual crew members or departments prevents excessive usage and ensures equitable access.

Monitoring and Reporting: Regularly monitoring data usage and providing reports can help identify patterns and adjust policies as needed.

Educating Crew Members

Awareness: Informing the crew about the importance of data conservation and the impact of excessive usage on operations.

Training: Providing training on efficient data usage and ways to minimize unnecessary consumption.

Multiple Connectivity Options

Diverse Connections: Modern vessels often have access to various internet sources like VSAT, L-Band/MSS, LEO satellites, and terrestrial networks.

Balancing Factors: Each connection type has its strengths and weaknesses in terms of cost, speed, and availability.

Automatic Switching: These systems can automatically switch between different internet connections based on predefined criteria:

1. Cost: Selecting the most cost-effective connection available.
2. Availability: Switching to alternate sources when the primary connection is unavailable.
3. Quality of Service: Evaluating connection quality and making adjustments to maintain optimal service.

User Experience: Ensuring that the switch between different connections is seamless to the user, maintaining consistent internet access.

Back-End Complexity: While the back-end technology to manage this is complex, the front-end experience should remain simple and user-friendly.

With Identity-based Bandwidth Management, enterprises can establish priorities based on devices, users, web categories, groups and applications with precise bandwidth allocation based on usage and time of the day.

The internet content filtering module complements bandwidth management by blocking access to high bandwidth-consuming audio-video downloads, gaming, tickers, ads and more. This ensures that business and bandwidth-critical applications like CRM, VoIP and more gain guaranteed bandwidth.

Fine-tune bandwidth policies based on changing user requirements as well as their usage for continually improved network performance.

Enable bandwidth allocation to high-priority business traffic to deliver uninterrupted access to business critical applications and users.

At the same time, retain bandwidth control over recreational traffic and heavy bandwidth guzzling media applications.

Purpose: Estimates the required bandwidth based on the number of users and typical internet activities.

Use Case: Helpful for smaller vessels or operations with predictable internet usage patterns.

Functionality: Takes into account complex variables such as different data types (e.g., voice, video, data), specific maritime applications, and peak usage times.

Benefit: Allows for more accurate planning and allocation of bandwidth resources for larger vessels or operations with diverse internet needs.

Combination of Multiple Networks: Utilizes different connectivity options like VSAT, L-Band, 4G/5G, and LEO networks.

Adaptability: Provides flexibility to switch between networks based on availability and cost.

Redundancy: Ensures constant internet access by automatically switching to available networks in case of a connection failure on the primary network.

Operational Continuity: Critical for operations where continuous connectivity is a must, like in navigational and safety systems.

Combines Multiple Networks: Aggregates bandwidth from different sources (e.g., VSAT and 4G/5G) to create a single, stronger connection.

Load Balancing: Distributes data traffic efficiently across all available networks.

Enhanced Speed and Reliability: Provides higher data throughput and redundancy, improving overall network performance.

Critical Data First: Ensures high-priority traffic like operational and safety communications are given precedence over other types.

Bandwidth Allocation: Regulates bandwidth usage by non-critical applications to maintain overall network efficiency.

Real-time Monitoring: Tracks data usage and performance across the network.

Control Mechanisms: Allows administrators to adjust settings and policies in response to changing network conditions.

Encryption: VPNs encrypt data traffic, ensuring secure communication over public networks.

Remote Operations: Enables secure access to ship systems and data from off-ship locations.

Data Privacy: Essential for maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive operational data.

Against Various Threats: Protects against cyber threats like malware, phishing, and unauthorized access.

Regular Updates: Essential to keep up with evolving cyber threats.

Layered Defense: Involves firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and regular cybersecurity training for crew members.

Compliance: Ensures adherence to international maritime cybersecurity regulations and standards.