Development of offshore monitoring platform "SOLAReS" for SOLAS

Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Communication Networks for the Maritime Internet of Things: Key Technologies, Opportunities, and Challenges

“…In 1914, the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) was developed. It mandates that ships sailing at sea must have battery-powered transceivers for transmitting and receiving radio alarm signals [220]. After that, maritime communications played an important role in distress communication and rescue.…”