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Objectives
- Development of the Generic MST software
- Protocol stack adaptation for FleetBroadband terminal
- Undertake GMDSS assessment for FleetBroadband within ocean region MEAS
Challenges
- Meet administrative procedures of international organizations such as International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) and IMO
- Meet an inflexible timeline with changing and unexpected deadlines
- Justify the choice of undertaking a more strategic project, over a commercial opportunity in the context of a privately owned for profit company
- Development of a generic software compatible to a wide variety of hardware suppliers
Current Status
- FleetBroadband assessment conducted and finalised in October 2017 by IMSO, on behalf of IMO
- Awaiting IMO FleetBroadband approval at Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue Sub-Committee (NCSR 5), end February 2018
- The project has been completed.
