Thrane and Thrane SAILOR® 150 FleetBroadband,

Thrane & Thrane has officially launched the SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband, with first delivery end of June 2009. SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband features the smallest, lightest FleetBroadband antenna to date, which enables simple user-installation, so smaller professional vessels and larger yachts with a requirement for reliable, high quality global internet and voice communication can enter the broadband era with a true IP solution for the first time.

SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband widens the possibilities of high speed internet access at sea and provides the opportunity to have the internet on almost any boat. Based on the same design values and high quality build as the market leading premium SAILOR FleetBroadband solutions, SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband ensures that smaller and more vessels can experience the same reliability and ease of use that high-end SAILOR systems offer.

SAILOR 150 FleetBroadband offers several benefits that until now have not been available in a single solution designed for smaller vessels.

• IP connection for email and internet/intranet access including secure VPN
• Streaming IP (Quality of Service; i.e. guarenteed bandwidth)
• Voice and data simultaneously
• Small size hardware  
• Digital satellite phone service with exceptional call quality

Simultaneously having access to voice and high-speed data services on a global basis will revolutionize data success on vessels.  Sea chart information, online weather data, route planning and crew calling can all be undertaken at the same time, highly increasing information efficiency on board. 

SAILOR®150 FleetBroadband has been developed with lower specification, smaller dome dimensions and less in price.  SAILOR® 250 therefore targets the following group of customers:

• Yachts >40'/21m
• Fishing vessels
• Tugs
• Work boats
• Coast guard vessels
• Patrol vessels

Thrane and Thrane SAILOR® 250 FleetBroadband, for reliable high speed IP communication.

No other company is as familiar with the special needs for maritime communications as Thrane and Thrane.  Combined with an extensive knowledge and hands on approach with land based satellite broadband solutions, the SAILOR® FleetBroadband offer all mariners a whole new level of maritime satellite communications.

The SAILOR® 250 FleetBroadband gives you faster and more cost effective access to data services.  To provide an easier solution for companies, SAILOR® FleetBroadband 250 includes a new handset, making the whole operation more secure.

Important Features

• IP connection for email and internet/intranet access including secure VPN
• Streaming IP (Quality of Service; i.e. guarenteed bandwidth)
• Voice and data simultaneously
• Small size hardware  

Simultaneously having access to voice and high-speed data services on a global basis will revolutionize data success on vessels.  Sea chart information, online weather data, route planning and crew calling can all be undertaken at the same time, highly increasing information efficiency on board. 

SAILOR® 250 FleetBroadband has been developed with lower specification, smaller dome dimensions and less in price.  SAILOR® 250 therefore targets the following group of customers:

• Coastal freighters
• Yachts >40'/21m
• Fishing vessels
• Tugs
• Work boats
• Coast guard vessels
• Patrol vessels

Thrane and Thrane SAILOR® 500 FleetBroadband for reliable high speed IP communication.

No other company is as familiar with the special needs for maritime  satellite communications as Thrane & Thrane. Combined withan the extensive knowledge and hands on experience from land-based satellite broadband solutions, the SAILOR® FleetBroadband offer all mariners a whole new level of maritime satellite communication.

The SAILOR® 500 FleetBroadband will give you faster, more cost-effective access to data services than ever before.  Data speed becomes especially remarkable when compared with weight and size of the antennas.  At a diameter of only 60cm and weighing just under 16kg the SAILOR® 500 FleetBroadband delivers an amazing data speed of up to 432 kbps.

Important Features

• IP connection for email and internet/intranet access including secure VPN
• Streaming IP (Quality of Service; i.e. guaranteed bandwidth)
• ISDN (SAILOR® 500 FleetBroadband only)
• Voice and data simultaneously
• Small size hardware

Simultaneously having access to voice and high-speed data services on a global basis will revolutionize data success on vessels.  Sea chart information, online weather data, route planning and crew calling can all be undertaken at the same time, highly increasing information efficiency on board.

SAILOR® 500 FleetBroadband is the highest specified product in the series and will typically target customers with demanding data requirements.  Because of the dome size, band-width and interface possibilities, this product will address the following group of customers:

• Commercial vessels
• Cargo
• Tanker
• Bulk carriers
• Ferries
• Cruise liners
• Offshore supply vessels
• Yachts >70'/21m
• Defence crafts
• System Integrators
• Application Poviders