shipznet RA300 Connects Ships to Shore with Broadband Communications

The company developed the shipznet RA300 to both be easy to configure and install into vessels. The shipznet RA300 includes two 4G LTE-A modems specialized for maritime usage in an antenna radome, with very short antenna cables, a below-deck router with six SIM slots for the customer’s choice of SIM cards, and up to 300 Mbit/sec bandwidth. The equipment can be easily installed by the customer, and once installed, shipznet provides a fully managed service. The service offers broadband connectivity for up to 60 kilometers of shore and operator selection based on GPS position. Therefore, shipznet’s solution offers its customers higher bandwidth, lower latency and more value for money. After looking at a variety of vendors for wireless connectivity, shipznet decided to work with Sierra Wireless because the solution they offered was the most competitive, while taking all the various requirements of the application into account. The company selected the Sierra Wireless MC7455 embedded module because it provides LTE-A access to global networks.