Marlink Upgrades VSAT Installation for Seismic Research Vessel with High Uplink Speed

Marlink has upgraded the smart hybrid VSAT installation on the seismic research vessel Ramform Hyperion to provide an uplink speed of more than 250 megabits per second using GEO VSAT. This upgrade allows for the transfer of seismic data from the vessel to its landside headquarters for real-time processing, reflecting the high value of the exploration 3D, high-density 3D or 4D undersea imaging it produces.

The upgrade was achieved through a bespoke engineering approach, with Marlink’s in-house team of engineers designing a technical solution based on a 1.5m VSAT antenna, enabling seamless transfer of 2.7 terrabytes of data from ship to shore in 24 hours. The achieved throughput easily surpassed that possible on LEO services and demonstrates the performance possible using GEO VSAT to provide a guaranteed quality of service.

The data transfer was achieved using Marlink’s network of high throughput GEO satellites, with a focus on delivering data at the required speed specifically to shore. This groundbreaking collaboration signifies a paradigm shift in upload-speeds for geophysical survey operations at sea and has transformative implications for the ability to quickly move large volumes of seismic data from vessels to the cloud and start imaging the seismic data in parallel with ongoing data acquisition.

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