Meridian 4G vs Pepwave

Meridian 4G vs Pepwave

Why Us
Meridian4G
4 SIM slot with connection aggregation
pepwave speedfusion
4 SIM slot with SpeedFusion bonding
pepwave No-bonding
multi-sim, no bonding
Price:
€9,500
€5,000 + £4,500
€600 - €1,000
Built for:
Marine vesseles
cruising close to shore up to 40km
Police cars, buses, feries
up to 11km from cellular tower, no roaming
Same
Device functionality:
Specialized powerful 4G aggregator
“Swiss knife”
built to fiit into small space in a car: 4G router, boarder router, firewall, WIFI client and traffic shaping service
Same
Connection aggregation:
merging 4 connections into one superfast and ultra-stable stream, using the same or different cellular providers
Yes
Proprietary assymetric aggregation enabled by full superyacht-specific service provided by developer/manufacturer (operating the Data Center counterpart required for aggregation, firmware updates and support)
Yes “SpeedFusion”
bonding with additional license and data center counterpart unit purchase required. No service provided by developer/manufacturer, setup and support by third parties only, usually not specialized in 4G service. Speed with aggregation is limited by the device's CPU (see below).
No
Load balancing (if more than 1 SIM): if connection of 1 modem interrupts so does the connection of the user. Internet load is simply spread between multiple connections, instead of merging multiple connections into one stable superfast stream.
Speed:
with aggregation and AES encryption required for data security
Nominal: 4.8 Gbit/s
aggregation and military grade encryption. Actual Average: 160Mbit/s down, 40 up
Nominal:
120 Mbit/s (with encrypted bonding); 150 Mbit/s with unencrypted bonding
Reported Average:
50 Mbit/s down, 20 up, connection fluctuates similar to mobile phone
Roaming:
Built to address roaming
by optimizing performance based on SIM data contracts used minimizing throttling, using proprietary network selection algorithms to connect each modem to the network providing fastest data connection. Result: 4 modems connected to the best network available
Not built to address roaming
Modems built to default to the network of the SIM card used; if such network is not availble modem selects a network based on signal strength. Signal strength does not mean fastest data connection, and does not take throttling based on carrier agreements into account. End result - blind network selection and unpredictable performance on roaming.
Same
Encryption:
Military grade double layer encryption
256 AES Encryption (if enabled)
No encryption, connection is not secure
Public Static Dedicated IP Address:
country-specific IP address usually required to stream movies etc
Yes
Yes
No
Multiple, non-defined, non-static IP addresses assigned to each modem dynamically. Not usable for email servers or any country specific content (Apple TV, BBC player, Netflix etc)
Coverage offshore:
Up to 40km offshore
additional cost applies for amplifiers
Up to 11km offshore
Up to 11km offshore
World Coverage:
Europe, Middle, East, Asia (EMEA) and Americas
Yes
with one device for 9,500 EUR
Two devices required
Europe/Americas (€5,000) and Asia/Middle East/Pacific (£4,500) = £9,000
Same
Installation:
Installation done by an engineer trained and specialized in 4G performance optimization onboard marine vessels, including a full survey of the above and below deck equipment, IT networks, border routers setup and other factors that affect 4G speed and performance.
Installation done by equipment resellers usually not specialized in 4G. End result is usually signal loss due to a suboptimal setup and lack of experience.
Same
Why us
Price
Meridian4G
€9500
Pepwave
Speedfusion
€5,000 + £4,500
Pepwave
No-bonding
€600 - €1,000
Coverage
Europe, Middle, East, Asia (EMEA) and Americas
Meridian4G
Yes
with one device for €9500
Pepwave
Speedfusion
Two devices required
Europe/Americas (£4500) and Asia/Middle East/Pacific (£4500), total cost doubles to £9000
Pepwave
No-bonding
Same
Built for
Meridian4G
Marine vesseles
cruising close to shore up to 40km
Pepwave
Speedfusion
Police cars, buses, feries
up to 11km from cellular tower, no roaming
Pepwave
No-bonding
Same
Device functionality
Meridian4G
Specialized powerful 4G aggregator
Pepwave
Speedfusion
“Swiss knife”
built to fiit into small space in a car: 4G router, boarder router, firewall, WIFI client and traffic shaping service
Pepwave
No-bonding
Same
Connection aggregation
merging 4 connections into one superfast and ultra-stable stream, using the same or different cellular providers
Meridian4G
Yes
Proprietary assymetric aggregation
enabled by full superyacht-specific service provided by developer/manufacturer (operating the Data Center counterpart required for aggregation, firmware updates and support)
Pepwave
Speedfusion
Yes “SpeedFusion” bonding with additional license and data center counterpart unit purchase required. No service provided by developer/manufacturer, setup and support by third parties only, usually not specialized in 4G service. Speed with aggregation is limited by the device's CPU (see below).
Pepwave
No-bonding
No
Load balancing (if more than 1 SIM): if connection of 1 modem interrupts so does the connection of the user. Internet load is simply spread between multiple connections, instead of merging multiple connections into one stable superfast stream.
Speed
with aggregation and AES encryption required for data security
Meridian4G
Nominal: 4.8 Gbit/s
aggregation and military grade encryption. Actual Average: 160Mbit/s down, 40 up
Pepwave
Speedfusion
Nominal: 120 Mbit/s (with encrypted bonding); 150 Mbit/s with unencrypted bonding
Pepwave
No-bonding
Reported Average:
50 Mbit/s down, 20 up, connection fluctuates similar to mobile phone
Roaming
Meridian4G
Built to address roaming
by optimizing performance based on SIM data contracts used minimizing throttling, using proprietary network selection algorithms to connect each modem to the network providing fastest data connection. Result: 4 modems connected to the best network available
Pepwave
Speedfusion
Not built to address roaming Modems built to default to the network of the SIM card used; if such network is not availble modem selects a network based on signal strength. Signal strength does not mean fastest data connection, and does not take throttling based on carrier agreements into account. End result - blind network selection and unpredictable performance on roaming.
Pepwave
No-bonding
Same
Encryption
Meridian4G
Military grade double layer encryption
Pepwave
Speedfusion
256 AES Encryption (if enabled)
Pepwave
No-bonding
No encryption, connection is not secure
Public Static Dedicated IP Address
country-specific IP address usually required to stream movies etc
Meridian4G
Yes
Pepwave
Speedfusion
Yes
Pepwave
No-bonding
No
Multiple, non-defined, non-static IP addresses assigned to each modem dynamically. Not usable for email servers or any country specific content (Apple TV, BBC player, Netflix etc)
Coverage offshore
Meridian4G
Up to 40km offshore
additional cost applies for amplifiers
Pepwave
Speedfusion
Up to 11km offshore
Pepwave
No-bonding
Up to 11km offshore

Complete Solution

We offer a complete service solution including SIM cards with special roaming agreements, data centre resources required for country-specific content and secure connection aggregation, and continuous intelligence on networks performance in superyacht-specific destinations.

That allows us to ensure that all parts of the process are working in synergy with each other and are supported by one point of contact available 24/7.