Optical Fiber Solutions for the Maritime Industry

2. The environment
Seawater composition by mass salinity = 3.5%
This means that roughly one liter of seawater has approx. 35 grams of dissolved salts
You will find this salt not only in the sea, but also in the air outside and inside…

3. Experienced problems
• Environmental
influences
• Copper corrosion
• Affected connectors
• External & Internal
influences
• Crosstalk, impedance problems
• Electromagnetic & RF interference (EMI/RFI)

4. Experienced problems
• Connectivity problems
• Faraday cages
• Degraded wireless signals
• Bandwidth issues in networks
• Number of users & data amount
• Added sensors / screens affecting
network speed

5. Experienced problems
• Social welfare (crew)
• Social media access
• Bandwidth problems

6. The learning curve
Automotive
Aerospace
Telecom

7. The learning curve
Wind & Offshore
Subsea
Defense

8. Evolution of connectivity

9. Partnership
A conscious choice for partnership and cooperation.
We work together with one of the largest, independent system
suppliers in the field of optic fiber related network concepts
together with their strategic partners:

10. Key Portfolio

11. The future
• 10% of the new buildings will be SMART ships
• It is the logical expression of the converging trends
• Reliability is the key