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Securing business critical data

Key Focus Area:

Smart Shipping

BACKGROUND Ships share their connectivity bandwidth across many functions and seafarers, and are presently unable to apportion their bandwidth to mission-critical functions. As such, how can we batch critical data during disruption when bandwidth speed is slow and low?

SIGNIFICANCE OF PROBLEM

There might be operational inefficiencies as navigation and real-time monitoring systems are hindered by unreliable connectivity.

POTENTIAL MARKET SIZE
  • Inmarsat receives approximately 100 cases of speed-related issues per day.
  • Will not be applicable to harbourcrafts which rely on 4G routers
EXISTING EFFORTS

Network bandwidth management tools in the market such as ManageEngine provide visibility on bandwidth utilisation by applications and allow users to define which ones to prioritise.

POTENTIAL SOLUTION SPACES
  • Gatekeeping hardware, or software integrated in existing hardware that identifies and prioritises business-critical functions according to the Internet speed.
  • Low bandwidth solution such as edge computing.
  • Network separation.
  • Data drop boxes for ships to send their data to.

Apply by Monday 8 July 2024, 5PM SGT.
Founding Partners
MPA Singapore NUS Enterprise
Part of
Maritime Singapore

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