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Marlink deploys Brazil Teleport to meet Petrobras requirementsMarlink deploys Brazil Teleport to meet Petrobras requirements

Marlink’ s new local Teleport, network infrastructure and support capabilities meet the latest pre-requirements to provide VSAT services for Petrobras-chartered vessels operating offshore Brazil, the company said.

Michele Labrut, Americas Correspondent

May 12, 2020

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Petrobras has set strict new connectivity and services standards for offshore vessels carrying Petrobras crew, following the decision to discontinue its in-house VSAT network by 2023. New bids and contracts for offshore vessels already consider such requirements that will apply to the vast majority of vessels operating in Brazil as existing contracts are renewed.

The main requirements are strict latency standards (~650 milliseconds), redundant direct interconnection to Petrobras data centres, and local support in Portuguese language. The VSAT technology selected by Marlink for the Brazil Teleport is able to efficiently deliver compliant speeds to all types of vessels, including high bandwidth consumers like FPSOs and drilling rigs.

“Petrobras is a frontrunner in its specifications for high bandwidth and well-provisioned connectivity for digitally-enabled smart operations to support its energy exploration and production activity,” said Tore Morten Olsen, president maritime, Marlink.

 “Brazil is an important market for Marlink and our ongoing investment will ensure that our customers operating vessels offshore are able to meet – and exceed – these demands.”

Marlink will fulfil the requirements through co-operation with global and local Brazilian partners and is committed to further developing its established presence and capabilities in the region in support of digitalisation of all maritime and offshore operations.

Related:Solstad Offshore renews fleet communications contract with Marlink

To further extend its range of customer solutions, Marlink also has agreements in place with satellite operators to provide a full range of licensed L-band services in Brazil.

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About the Author

Michele Labrut

Americas Correspondent

Michèle Labrut is a long-time Panama resident, a journalist and correspondent, and has continuously covered the maritime sector of Central & Latin America.

Michèle first came to Panama as a press attaché to the French Embassy and then returned to the isthmus as a foreign correspondent in the 1980s.

Author of Seatrade Maritime's annual Panama Maritime Review magazine and of several books, Michèle also wrote for Time magazine, The Miami Herald, NBC News and the Economist Intelligence Unit. She has also collaborated in making several documentaries for the BBC and European and U.S. television networks.

Michèle's profession necessitates a profound knowledge of the country, but her acumen is not from necessity alone, but a genuine passion for Panama.

In 2012 she was awarded the Order of Merit (Knight grade) by the French Government for her services to international journalism and in 2021 the upgrade to Chevalier grade.

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