Topaz Energy & Marine Seamlessly Integrates Its Ships and Onshore Operations with Maritime Connect Solution from Orange
September 20 2017 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
- Orange helps support digital
transformation in the maritime sector
- Integrated solution allows Topaz to
manage its fleet efficiently in real time
Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine has signed an agreement with
Orange Business Services for a Maritime Connect solution that
connects its fleet at sea and supports the corporate network. Topaz
is a leading offshore support vessel company for the global energy
industry. The Orange integrated communications platform increases
the efficiency of the fleet, lowers cost and improves the onboard
experience for crew.
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Orange's integrated solution enables
Topaz to manage its fleet efficiently in real time (Photo: Orange
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Under a three-year agreement Orange is initially connecting 39
vessels from the Topaz fleet, and by the end of 2018, Orange will
roll out Maritime Connect across the entire fleet of more than 110
vessels.
The Orange Maritime Connect platform incorporates multiple
connections including VSAT, L-Band terminals, 3G/4G and Wi-Fi. It
routes traffic depending on the availability of the link and with
the appropriate quality of service. This allows Topaz to integrate
its fleet into the corporate network as “offices at sea” and
rollout business-critical applications.
A key application for Topaz is fleet management, which manages
ships at sea and provides invaluable business intelligence. This
includes dashboards that can detect vessels deviating from the
average standard in terms of fuel consumption, speed or maintenance
issues, for example.
Maritime Connect also delivers innovative maritime bandwidth
management and optimization features. It manages voice, video and
data in limited bandwidth and challenging weather conditions and
prevents cyberattacks thanks to an integrated suite of security
features.
Orange is uniquely able to support maritime digital
transformation by combining many different technologies and
networks – both onshore and offshore – with end-to-end integration
and in-house satellite connectivity. Shipping companies, IT
managers, captains and the crew can control access to data and
voice services on board vessels or remotely from the shore.
Luc Serviant, vice president, Middle East and Africa at Orange
Business Services, commented: “Today Orange is working across all
sectors to help enterprises to respond to the demands of digital
transformation. Historically in the maritime sector, limited
connectivity and the need for multiple communications providers has
meant the exclusion of fleets from the centralized business
processes, ultimately resulting in reduced productivity. With
Maritime Connect, Topaz can integrate its ships with the shore and
is able to transform them into branch offices at sea.”
René Kofod-Olsen, Chief Executive Officer, Topaz commented: ”The
maritime industry is undergoing its own digital transformation,
from digital ports to vessel management. We operate in a unique
context spanning ship to shore operations, with the majority of our
people based offshore. By enhancing the communications capabilities
of our vessels, we are able to synchronize and manage our
integrated business operations more effectively and ensure our crew
can easily access the internet for all their business communication
needs, as well as connecting them to family and friends and
transforming the onboard experience.”
About Topaz Energy and MarineTopaz Energy and Marine is a
leading offshore support vessel company providing marine solutions
to the global energy industry with primary focus on the Caspian,
Middle East, West Africa and Subsea operations. Headquartered in
Dubai, Topaz operates a fleet of about 100 offshore support vessels
of an average age of 8 years. Topaz is a subsidiary of Renaissance
Services SAOG, a publicly traded company on the Muscat Securities
Market, Oman.
About Orange Business ServicesOrange Business Services, the
Orange branch dedicated to B2B services, is not only a telecom
operator, but also an IT solutions integrator and applications
developer in France and around the world. Its 20,000 employees
support companies in all areas of their digital transformation:
mobile and collaborative workspaces; IT/cloud infrastructure; fixed
and mobile connectivity; private and hybrid networks; applications
for Internet of Things, 360° customer experience and Big Data
analytics; and cybersecurity thanks to dedicated experts and
infrastructure to protect information systems. More than 3,000
multinational organizations and 2 million SOHOs, enterprises and
local authorities in France rely on Orange Business Services as
their trusted partner.
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Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications
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million customers worldwide at 30 June 2017. Orange is listed on
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