To keep pace with rapid expansion and strict security standards, Silverstream modernised its infrastructure with Cisco Meraki and Webex.
Headquartered in London with operations in Southampton and Shanghai, Silverstream Technologies designs and deploys air-lubrication systems that cut ship fuel use by up to 10 percent and reduce global CO₂ emissions. Its mission is to reduce maritime emissions by becoming an integral, long-term innovation partner for the world’s leading shipping companies.
Rapid global growth and strict maritime security standards pushed Silverstream to find a scalable, secure digital network platform. The company needed to quickly onboard 200 users, plus 5-10 additional employees per month, connect their regional offices, and achieve compliance with ISO 27001, the international standard for information security management systems, all without large on-site IT teams.
Meraki and Webex gave Silverstream a cloud-first platform to expand securely and efficiently. Preconfigured networks and unified collaboration tools let teams launch new offices in weeks and maintain full visibility across global operations.
New facilities in Southampton and Shanghai were connected and operational within weeks thanks to Meraki’s zero-touch provisioning.
With Meraki and Cisco Secure Client, Silverstream achieved ISO 27001 compliance and maintains end-to-end data protection for its worldwide teams.
Webex Devices enable face-to-face collaboration, averaging four hours of video meetings per person each day, strengthening trust across time zones.
Silverstream’s air-lubrication technology creates a film of micro-bubbles beneath a ship’s hull to reduce drag and fuel burn while also helping to meet ambitious sustainability goals. Scaling that innovation globally demanded an IT backbone as agile and forward-thinking as its engineering teams. With Meraki, Silverstream can configure new sites before hardware ships, onboard new hires within a day, and bring global operations online in weeks instead of months with end-to-end visibility.
Maritime operations also bring unique pressures with tough regulations, long supply chains, and constant cyber-security scrutiny. The company‘s secure, cloud-managed Cisco network helps it achieve ISO 27001 certification by adhering to the rigorous data-protection standards demanded by the world’s leading shipbuilders.
By embedding secure connectivity and real-time collaboration across continents, Silverstream ensures its engineers, customers, and partners can innovate faster while enabling cleaner, more efficient maritime operations.
Using the Meraki dashboard, Silverstream’s IT team preconfigured each site before any hardware left the warehouse. When the Southampton Global Operations Center opened, local technicians simply connected devices and watched the network go live. The same process brought the Shanghai office online just as quickly and efficiently.
Each location now runs on Meraki MX appliances for secure SD-WAN, MR access points for seamless wireless coverage, and MV smart cameras provide live, cloud-managed visibility across every facility. Cisco Secure Client extends that visibility to remote users, giving IT teams a real-time view of device health and network status worldwide.
The result is a network that virtually installs itself, manages itself, and scales without friction, freeing Silverstream’s small IT team to focus on innovation rather than troubleshooting. Configuration templates and zero-touch provisioning replicate best practices across locations, while centralized policies help maintain consistent data protection and compliance everywhere the company operates.
Silverstream’s leadership initially questioned the need for dedicated video devices. After a trial in the main boardroom, Webex Devices proved their value through fast setup, ease of use, and enterprise-grade security, while integrating seamlessly with Microsoft Teams through Cisco native interoperability. The decision was swift and soon every meeting room featured Webex Devices to standardize collaboration company-wide.
Today, Teams meetings run on Cisco hardware, giving engineers and executives the reliability and simple operation they need to stay aligned across continents. Meraki integration gives IT teams live insight into bandwidth and device performance so they can fix issues before anyone notices. The combination ensures a consistent, high-definition experience, even as the company expands into new regions or adds more connected workspaces.
Silverstream’s London headquarters sits amid more than 1,600 detectable wireless networks, some harmless, others not. Meraki’s air marshal functions and camera integration help the small IT team spot and stop suspicious activity before it becomes a problem. And that vigilance isn’t limited to London as every office operates under the same secure-by-design framework. Using Meraki’s centralised dashboard and Cisco Secure Client, the company enforces consistent policies, encryption, and monitoring across all facilities and remote connections..
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