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Marlink has signed an agreement to provide hybrid connectivity services to at least 100 ships operated by ship manager Thome Group.

The contract will ensure that the vessels are equipped with Marlink’s high-speed VSAT service as well as L-band back-up to ensure flexible guaranteed bandwidth at all times.

Thome Group, based in Singapore, is a global provider of integrated ship management, as well as offshore management, oil and gas marine services and crewing. The company has around 200 vessels under full technical management.

Marlink will streamline and harmonise data services across the fleet, accelerating its digitalisation strategy and collecting business critical operational data required for smart vessel operations. The new contract also guarantees that Thome-managed vessels have adequate bandwidth to keep crew connected with friends and family.

Thome sought a global provider with a future-proof strategy, reflecting Marlink’s agreements to supply new LEO and MEO services as part of its hybrid solutions, allowing Thome to utilise Marlink’s digital services portfolio soon.

Thome can also tailor the service offered to each shipping company from a variety of service levels, thanks to choosing Marlink as a provider. Key to providing this new standard of connectivity for Thome Group is Marlink’s use of a flexible Committed Information Rate (CIR) to deploy guaranteed bandwidth which can be adjusted based on the vessel's data demand.

Tore Morten Olsen, president maritime at Marlink, stated: ‘Marlink is delighted to be Thome Group’s newest partner for critical connectivity solutions, enabling the company’s digital operations strategy. We look forward to helping Thome create a leaner, more agile fleet, able to work with complete flexibility and achieve higher efficiency’.

Say Toon Foo, vice president of IT at Thome, commented: ‘Thome’s reputation with its customers rests on our ability to present the most innovative solutions in ways that can be easily adopted regardless of ship type or trading pattern. This agreement with Marlink is a further step on a digitalisation journey that will help our customers realise the benefits of digitalisation on a standardised platform’.

https://thome.com/

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