[QUOTE=powerabout;140144]The future is sat service but local cell network on board
Dial 911 on your cell phone and the local kits adds the gmdss data and inmarsat routes it to the correct place.
Job done, very simple.
Ok we keep the vhf…
Ps i am sure if greenpeace knew how much paper is wasted on board on a gmdss/dp vessel it would stop…[/QUOTE]
I think it’s only a matter of time before the GMDSS consoles get replaced by an application on some kind of slate computer. I bet the only hardware will be the radios and some shipboard gateway for the slates to connect to. I’ve seen some passenger ships advertising full time cell phone access, albeit with roaming. I bet we’ll see a lot more of that too.
There will be a cost though. The Internet is the wild west, with all kinds of security problems. If ships use the Internet as a backhaul, that will need to be addressed.
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[QUOTE=LI_Domer;140138]Did you guys listen to this weeks gCaptain radio. It was all abt modern coms. Pretty good discussion.[/QUOTE]
I really enjoyed that podcast. It was a good conversation.