Seafar To Use Sat For Remotely Operated Ships In ESA Project

NeXat will use satellite services to automatically backfill data connectivity needs for ships when connections to terrestrial 4G and 5G cellular data are lost.

Credit: Seafar
Ship remote control service Seafar is integrating neXat, a satellite communications service, into its remote ship navigation technology as part of a two-year project co-funded by the European Space Agency (ESA). The technologies will be tested at sea with an undisclosed Belgian short sea shipping...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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