ZTE and Zhejiang Branch of China Mobile have jointly launched “Heweitong”, a marine broadband satellite solution that seamlessly extends the mobile network to the ocean, creating a new era of marine communication.
The marine broadband satellite solution can effectively solve the common problems of marine communication, such as poor coverage, slow data rate, and high cost, thereby enabling people at sea to communicate and access the Internet in a stable and timely manner, said ZTE.
Furthermore, it only requires a mobile App on users’ smartphones to make phone calls and surf the internet. During the commercial trial stage, users can experience the solution free of charge. In the commercial stage, the communication cost of this solution will be more than 90% lower than that of the traditional marine communication solution, claims ZTE.
In 2015, ZTE and Zhejiang Branch of China Mobile launched the verification, R&D, and testing of the marine broadband satellite solution, and carried out a complete marine trial. More than 50 ships and nearly 300 users in the Bohai Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea participated in the communication experience. It turns out that the stability, reliability and security of the system have been highly recognized by users.
