Why does this matter operationally?
Cost Efficiency
The discipline of delivering required connectivity performance at sustainable operational and capital cost. Cost efficiency in connectivity involves trade-offs between link capacity, redundancy, technology choice, and managed service dependency.
197 terms
Look Angle
Look Angle is the directional angle used to point an antenna, sensor, or observer toward a target from a reference location. It describes the aiming direction needed for alignment.
Operations
LoRaWAN
An open, unlicensed-spectrum LPWAN protocol standard, built on LoRa chirp spread-spectrum physical-layer radio technology, defining the MAC layer, network architecture, and security model for long-range, low-power, low-data-rate device connectivity.
Protocol
LPWAN
The category of wireless communication technologies optimized for long-range, low-power, low-data-rate connectivity, encompassing unlicensed-spectrum technologies such as LoRaWAN and licensed cellular technologies standardized by 3GPP such as NB-IoT and LTE-M.
Concept/Framework
Machine Learning
Machine Learning is a method within artificial intelligence in which algorithms are trained on historical or streaming data to identify patterns and make predictions or classifications on new data, with…
Concept/Framework
Magnetorquer
Magnetorquer is an attitude control device that uses interaction with a magnetic field to apply torque to a spacecraft, supporting orientation control through magnetic forces without conventional propellant.
Hardware
Marine Grade Antenna Enclosure
Marine Grade Antenna Enclosure is a protective housing designed to shield antenna hardware from salt, moisture, wind, and physical exposure. It protects RF equipment in harsh marine conditions while allowing…
Hardware
Maritime Broadband Radio
A terrestrial radio technology delivering broadband connectivity to vessels within range of shore-based base stations along coastlines and shipping lanes, using microwave-band point-to-point or point-to-multipoint links rather than satellite relay.
Hardware
Maritime Connectivity
Maritime Connectivity is communication connectivity provided to vessels, offshore assets, and marine operations. It supports service access at sea and in port environments where terrestrial network coverage is limited or…
Service Model
Maritime IoT
The application of industrial IoT sensor and connectivity technology to vessel and port operations, encompassing engine and equipment condition monitoring, cargo and container tracking, and environmental sensing, adapted to the…
Concept/Framework
Merchant Vessel Broadband
Merchant Vessel Broadband is the broadband connectivity service environment used on commercial cargo and trading vessels. It provides shipboard broadband access.
Service Model