AZIMUTH RADIO TECHNOLOGIES
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CONNECTIONS AT SEA Azimuth Radio Technologies, headquartered in Cyprus, provides sales and technical support of marine electronics equipment, and services relating to maritime navigation, internet connectivity and security. Having only been established as recently as 2020, the company has flourished amidst a global pandemic. Yvonne Tsanos, Business Development Manager at Azimuth Radio Technologies, spoke to Richard Hagan about the challenges, lessons and victories the company has recorded in only a few years in business.
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or some, setting up a business during a pandemic would have been a daunting prospect to say the least. For others, such as Azimuth Radio Technologies, the decision made perfect sense – and so it has proved. “A shortfall of highly seasoned marine electronic engineers to undertake bridge communication and navigational aid services and supply of spare parts for bridge resource equipment married with the succession and sustainability of such expertise was identified,” said Yvonne Tsanos, Business Development Manager at Azimuth Radio Technologies. “We wanted to focus on maximising navigational safety, connectivity and security, ensuring the continuous operation of vessels and minimising unplanned downtimes and exposure to threats.” 148
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In an impressively short period of time, Azimuth Radio Technologies, based in Limassol, Cyprus, has generated a high level of customer trust and loyalty as a marine technical support services company steadfast in servicing, maintaining, inspecting, and selling marine electronic equipment to vessels worldwide. Ms Tsanos attributed this success to its affordability, flexibility, and honest, good old-fashioned service, further crediting the company’s human element for their adaptability and proactiveness in delivering those solutions. “We were able to respond to customer enquiries and deliver friendly, efficient, cost-effective services and results to our clients,” she noted. “Our highly experienced and knowledgeable team of professionals have been drawn from across the maritime industry. Safeguarding
customer loyalty during challenging times was a milestone demonstrating that we were delivering what they sourced in terms of not only favourable pricing, quality of service and reliability but also by building on relationships. “Despite the challenges inherent in the maritime industry, our support teams harnessed their connections and partnerships within the industry, allowing them to still deliver services remotely, regardless of the time zones in which some of the vessels were operating and global travel restrictions.”
Big business, boutique service Azimuth Radio Technologies prides itself on the boutique service it provides to its global clients and partners, with the flexibility of a 24/7 service. “No job is too