Fastwave

Small and Medium Enterprises

Overview

Fastwave is an Australian maritime technology company based in Western Australia specialising in ocean monitoring, maritime tracking and subsea acoustic sensing systems. The company develops and integrates deployable sensing platforms that combine marine sensors, satellite communications and real-time data delivery to support maritime operations in remote and challenging environments.

Fastwave’s technology has been used across oceanographic research, maritime safety and environmental monitoring programs where reliable remote sensing and communications are essential. These applications closely align with defence requirements for maritime domain awareness, deployable sensing and real-time situational awareness in the maritime environment.

The company’s Voyager drifter buoy platform provides a proven capability for ocean current tracking and drift prediction, supporting search and rescue operations, maritime incident response and ocean monitoring.

Fastwave also supplies and integrates subsea acoustic sensing technologies, including digital hydrophone systems from international partners, to support underwater monitoring and acoustic sensing applications.

As an agile Australian SME, Fastwave focuses on practical, deployable sensing solutions that support government, research and operational users across maritime environments.

Capabilities

Fastwave develops and supplies deployable maritime sensing and communications systems that enable remote monitoring, tracking and subsea acoustic sensing in challenging ocean environments.

Key capabilities include:

  • Maritime sensing and telemetry systems - design and integration of deployable ocean monitoring platforms combining marine sensors, satellite communications and real-time data delivery.

  • Satellite communications and remote data systems - integration of Iridium and other satellite technologies to enable reliable data transmission from remote maritime environments.

  • Deployable ocean monitoring platforms - development of buoy-based systems designed for long endurance ocean monitoring, drift tracking and environmental sensing.

  • Subsea acoustic sensing solutions - supply and integration of digital hydrophone systems from specialist international partners to support underwater acoustic monitoring and detection.

Fastwave’s Voyager drifter buoy systems have been used to track ocean currents and drifting objects, providing valuable data for maritime safety, oceanographic research and drift modelling relevant to search and rescue scenarios.

Fastwave also supplies Ocean Sonics digital hydrophones, supporting underwater acoustic monitoring applications including marine noise monitoring, subsea sensing and environmental monitoring.

Through its expertise in integrating marine sensors with satellite communications, Fastwave enables the rapid deployment of remote sensing capability for maritime monitoring and operational decision-making.

Discriminators

  • Australian maritime sensing SME specialising in deployable ocean monitoring and maritime telemetry systems.

  • Proven Voyager drifter buoy platform supporting ocean current tracking and drift prediction relevant to search and rescue operations.

  • Regional supplier and integrator of advanced subsea acoustic sensing technologies, including Ocean Sonics digital hydrophones.

  • Integrated sensing and communications capability, combining marine sensors with satellite communications for real-time data delivery.

  • Rapidly deployable systems designed for remote and challenging maritime environments.

  • Agile Australian SME capable of developing customised sensing and monitoring solutions for government and maritime operators.

  • Experience supporting oceanographic research, maritime safety and environmental monitoring programs relevant to maritime domain awareness.