13.12.2021
| Press Release
| Secure Communications
Rohde & Schwarz Maritime Communications Solution Boosts Port of London Authority Vessel Traffic Services
London vessel traffic services (VTS) communication equipment for the Port of London Authority (PLA) Working with PLA engineers at the authority’s control centres in Gravesend, Kent and the Thames Barrier Navigation Centre (TBNC) in Woolwich, Rohde & Schwarz has installed an advanced, VoIP-based maritime communications system to handle all VTS communications. The new, customised system enhances the PLA’s ability to control movement of vessels within the Port of London, which spans the entire coastal Thames from Teddington Lock to the North Sea, and provides future-proof scalability as the VTS requirements continue to evolve.