Marlink operates a multi-orbit, multi-network architecture combining GEO VSAT, LEO (including Starlink and OneWeb), MEO, L-band, and 4G/5G near shore. Our XChange platform manages all of these simultaneously, selecting the best available connection based on your vessel's location, sea state, and application priority, with no manual switching required.

A hybrid network is combining constellations, orbits, frequency bands and channels. The need for more complex, real-time data will continue to grow and disparate markets will need a different blend of GEO, LEO, MEO or 4/5G services. The important element is to combine the right technology package with the right service. Each network solution is different, and the way the network is constructed can be too. When using a hybrid network with multiple connectivity links via satellite, fibre, and 4G/5G to reach remote locations, it can be challenging to manage the entire network and orchestrate the traffic and application routing without compromising on quality, speed, or security. Therefore, a hybrid network needs to be managed efficiently and it is about providing the network as a service, on-demand, at guaranteed performance levels.

Yes, a hybrid network is driven by the increase in demand for network capacity. In short, digitalisation is driving demand for satellite bandwidth like never before, as users who have long depended on remote mobility services are joined by new players needing to use sophisticated applications across multiple sites.

Yes, today's hybrid working trend is about taking advantage of the opportunities available to workforces, whether from home, in the office or anywhere across the world. With the growing hybrid workforce, a multi-carrier network configuration is often required to reach all remote work locations.

With increasing IoT, cloud-based services, and connected devices such as smartphones and laptops, IT departments need to shift their focus beyond basic connectivity to network and application optimisation.  When managing critical applications as well as voice and video collaboration tools,  the best work experience is facilitated across the entire network.

A network integrator like Marlink adds value to your organisation by working together with your IT department and improving the quality of experience for all users – whether working from home, in an office or at a remote site on land or at sea. We support your digital environment by actively supervising and managing your network to give the fastest speeds, low latency, optimised bandwidth use, but also the necessary network orchestration, application-based traffic routing, and cyber security to reliably access applications and get faster data flow for critical real-time operations.