BlueTide Communications’ Access Management Portal (AMP), BlueTide’s second proprietary iOS app allows for control of wireless networks directly from an iPad device. AMP is like a fuel gauge for bandwidth, delivering a real-time snapshot of how bandwidth is used and by whom. AMP enables customers to block and reauthorize devices instantly. This feature disables wireless access to non-critical devices until business operations are completed.
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system that they never had before.” Jackson’s eight vessels access a 1024x512 bandwidth pipe via VSAT and backup Iridium phones service, WiFi and wireless access points, Bluetide Communications/Hughes modem and below deck equipment, value-added services such as monitoring, and ancillary networks. The company
, Jackson Offshore’s IT Manager. Jackson’s eight vessels access a 1024X512 bandwidth pipe via VSAT and backup Iridium phones service, WiFi and wireless access points, Bluetide Communications/Hughes modem and below deck equipment, value-added services such as monitoring, and ancillary networks. The company
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