Case Study: SBM Offshore achieves reliable, cost-effective vessel connectivity with Peplink

SBM Offshore deploys 4G WAN in less than a day with Peplink

SBM Offshore, an expert in deepwater energy installations, faced a connectivity challenge aboard its multi-purpose vessel, the SBM Installer. The ship's original VSAT connection was expensive, unreliable, and suffered from high latency, which hampered communications for the crew. Partnering with vendor Peplink, they needed a robust solution that could be deployed quickly before an upcoming mission.

The solution from Peplink involved deploying a rugged MAX BR1 IP67 router outdoors for optimal signal, managed by their InControl platform. This provided a primary 4G cellular WAN connection that greatly improved bandwidth and latency while decreasing costs. The result enabled real-time applications like video conferencing and significantly improved crew communications, efficiency, and morale, with the entire deployment completed in less than a day.

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