Thrane & Thrane F77 Satellite Communications

Capsat Fleet 77 --consists of a transceiver, an antenna handset and cradle. The terminal is an integrated communications centre providing links to phones, fax machines and even shipboard computer networks.

Benefits/advantages
The Capsat Fleet 77 terminal offers high-speed and cost-effective voice and data communication based on either the MPDS (Mobile Packet Data service) protocol with constant 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online access or 64 Kbit/s ISDN. MPDS provides constant ship/shore online access for applications such as remote supervision and diagnostics of onboard mechanical systems, cargo monitoring and controlled purchase and logistics handling. Position reporting, electronic charts, weather reports, maintenance schedules and automatic equipment and machinery surveillance reports can now be transmitted and received as if the ship was part of the company LAN (Local Area Network). With Capsat Fleet 77 information can flow all the way from shore-based enterprise networks to the captains and crews of any vessel on the high seas, offering significant advantages to fleet owners wishing to increase efficiency in the management of their maritime business. Capsat Fleet 77 and MPDS also means constant global connection to the Web, offering both owners and crews the world-wide range of Internet and intranet services.

Simple installation. With its lightweight and compact transceiver and antenna, the Capsat Fleet 77 terminal is quick and easy to install. The tracking antenna is 85 cm high, has a diameter of just 84 cm and weighs a mere 25 kg. The antenna is line-replaceable, features a bottom flap for easy maintenance access, and can be located up to 70 meters from the transceiver.

Rapid configuration The Capsat Fleet 77 transceiver provides a constant two--way link to Inmarsat satellites offering Inmarsat Fleet MPDS communications. User-friendly software on the accompanying CD-ROM enables simple configuration from a standard PC, and if necessary, the configuration module can be transferred with its memory-resident data to a replacement transceiver without the need for reconfiguration.

Shipboard communications Hub The Capsat Fleet 77 transceiver and antenna provide the hub with online communication all the time via desktop phones, payphones, DECT phones and fax machines. Together with an IP router, the Capsat Fleet 77 terminal can integrate the vessel 24 hours a day with onshore management systems via the Web, including full e-mail and Internet services from all shipboard PC workstations. Save time and money with MPDS MPDS is a digital communications technology that packages data in a manner that enables it to be sent in discrete packets through channels shared by specified users. Individual users are charged only for the amount of data they actually send, not for the time the channel remains open. This means that they can stay online all the time while significantly reducing the costs of actual transmissions.

Value added service
The Capsat Fleet 77 terminal means that LANs ((local area networks) and VPNs (virtual private networks) take on a whole new meaning, encompassing the globe every minute of every day. MPDS enables LANs and VPNs to offer ships at seas constant access to knowledge bases, filing systems, notice boards, communications media and even e-commerce. Position reporting, electronic charts, weather reports, maintenance schedules and automatic equipment and machinery surveillance reports can now be transmitted and received as if the ship was in the office next door. The Capsat Fleet 77 terminal also enables direct ISDN connection, for example for transmission of larger documents and files. As chief executive on board the ship, the captain can use Capsat Fleet 77 to instantly log on to the corporate intranet from anywhere in the world and work in the same manner as he would in a shore-based office with access to the same applications and the same information.