In view of a much needed solution for providing effective long range Marine communication, the Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMP, Kolkata), was inaugurated.
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ROIP system is being introduced as a marine communication mode, for the first time in any Major Indian Port.
It shall cover the entire Hugli river Estuary from Kolkata to Sandheads, having base stations at 4 Locations.
With this facility, vessels at Sandheads can be directly communicated via Radio, from Kolkata, specially during storms and inclement weather.
Radio over Internet Protocol, or RoIP, is similar to Voice over IP (VoIP), but augments two-way radio communications rather than telephone calls.
