BREMERTON – Boaters moored at Bremerton and Port Orchard marinas may notice that web pages and streaming videos download a little faster than before, thanks to a new wireless Internet system was installed recently.
The Port of Bremerton announced the tech upgrade Jan. 25. The faster, complimentary internet provides tenants and visiting boaters with improved coverage and capacity by using a new network connection that provides a 125Mb/per second access. The link is shared by both facilities and can be easily scaled up to 1 Gigabit as demand increases. Up to 1,000 devices may be connected at once.
“Studies have shown, and our customers have repeatedly told us, that the number one utility they value bar none is connectivity,” said Jim Rothlin, Port of Bremerton CEO.
“It’s also the number one frustration they have with marinas as it can so often be weak, slow and unreliable. Our goal with this investment was to ensure that our customers’ experience is unparalleled across the board. Besides the marinas’ physical amenities of wide docks, wide berths, huge fairways and pristine bathrooms, we now offer the ability to email, browse the web and stream easily, quickly and seamlessly.”
The new network gear was designed to handle the harsh marine environment of salt water, fog and rain. A fiber optic backbone was installed throughout both properties, connecting multiple access points to ensure that coverage was uniform no matter where in the marinas a boat is moored. Each of the access points is equipped with multiple wireless radios and a high-performance antenna so that every device on the network has a high speed channel with minimal interference with other devices.
Located on Sinclair Inlet, the Bremerton Marina offers 220 permanent slips available on a month-to-month basis, as well as room for 80-100 visiting boaters, accommodating boats up to 120 feet. For more information please visit http://www.portofbremerton.org/marinas/bremerton or www.facebook.com/BremertonMarina, or by phone at 360-373-1035.
To learn more about Port Orchard Marina, visit http://www.portofbremerton.org/portorchardmarina or call 360-876-5535.
