An Atlantic Offshore ocean response vehicle. Photo: Atlantic Offshore

Inmarsat Maritime, now a Viasat business, has won a new contract with one of its long-standing maritime customers. It will look to implement its Fleet LTE solution across Atlantic Offshore’s multifunctional fleet. The two companies announced the deal, June 21. The commitment will ensure the Norwegian offshore service provider’s vessels maintain continuous access to high-speed, low-latency connectivity in the North Sea during their offshore supply, seismic support and oil recovery duties.

Fleet LTE will allow the vessels to connect to 4G offshore fiber networks when in range and Inmarsat’s Ka-band service, Fleet Xpress, when sailing beyond LTE coverage zones. Switchover between the services is a fully automated process, ensuring no loss of connectivity. Fleet LTE also includes access to FleetBroadband’s resilient L-band coverage for unlimited back-up.

“Following our positive experience with Fleet LTE on board one of our vessels, we opted to roll the solution out across our entire fleet. Seamless communications across three modes of connectivity provided by one trusted partner mean we can rest assured that our vessels are always connected, with no risk of drop out during transit, no hidden costs and no juggling multiple contracts,” Ove Gjerstad, QHSE Manager/ Chartering and Operation, Atlantic Offshore Management AS, said in a statement.