SingTel Is At Sea

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) is the first satellite service provider in Asia to offer a maritime broadband service with global coverage. SingTel has been providing Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services with regional coverage for more than two years and the company is now extending its reach to provide seamless, worldwide coverage over all major shipping routes through its strategic alliances with top-tier global satellite service providers. The new service offers customers secure connectivity to offices on land over a private terrestrial network and is fully integrated with SingTel’s ConnectPlus Internet Protocol – Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN), which provides extensive coverage in more than 80 destinations worldwide. Customers can quickly and easily extend their office Virtual Private Network (VPN) applications to the sea in a secure manner. This enables the ship to become an extension of the shore-based office—Singapore