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| 12.14.2011 |
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North American Oil & Gas Market: The Outlook for Satcoms in 2012 (Part 2) 
[Satellite News 12-14-11] In part two of this 2012 oil and gas industry satcom overview, Satellite News sat down with satellite executives in the enterprise sector to discuss how advances in SCADA technology and available services will impact the interaction...
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| 12.13.2011 |
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North American Oil & Gas Market: The Outlook for Satcoms in 2012 (Part1)
[Satellite News 12-13-11] The business of finding and producing hydrocarbons in a capitalistic market is a complex one, a constantly changing amalgam of political, economic, regulatory, and physical challenges. The oil & gas industry is a large consumer...
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| 11.01.2011 |
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Satellite Necessities for the Offshore Oil Platform: An End-Users Perspective
Oil and gas companies are potentially lucrative customers for satellite-based communications. However, while demand for services like HD video on oil rigs is good news, the competition from fiber based networks is not and makes for an intriguing market for...
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| 07.13.2011 |
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DigitalGlobe Inks Significant Oil Imagery Contract on Service Launch Day
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-13-11] Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has launched its new Global Basemap subscription service based on its ImageLibrary product and powered by its Cloud Services platform, the company announced July 12 at the Esri...
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| 04.14.2011 |
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Tullow Oil CIO: ‘Satellite Becoming More of a Secondary Option’
[Satellite News 04-14-11] Tullow Oil has exploration operations spread around the globe, making its communications needs very complex. Tullow looks to use a mix of satellite and fiber to meet its needs, and CIO Andrew Marks discussed how the oil company...
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| 03.22.2011 |
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iDirect Looks to Software Upgrade to Solve Offshore Operators Cost Concerns
[Satellite News 03-22-11] iDirect’s TDMA-powered iDX 3.0 software platform has proven successful in the offshore enterprise markets during the past few years as early technology adopters such as Schlumberger and CapRock continue to increase their...
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| 11.09.2010 |
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Offshore Communications 2010 Conference Review: Key Takeaways
[Satellite News 11-09-10] The 2010 Offshore Communications conference in Houston featured a growing number of attendees, speakers and exhibitors excited about the maritime and energy sector’s progress throughout the last year. Satellite News spoke with...
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| 11.01.2010 |
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Rig of the Future: Satellites Aid Operating Improvements
When the Lucas Gusher came in at Spindletop in 1901, igniting the Texas Oil Boom, drilling rigs primarily were driven by hardened men working with hardened steel and horsepower. Drilling technology has improved over time, and the pace has picked up...
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| 08.01.2010 |
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Cleaning Up the Gulf Oil Spill: Energy Sector Relies on Satellite Technology
The Deepwater Horizon and other specialized vessels like her are designed to operate in waters more than a mile deep and can drill wells more than five miles into the Earth’s crust. Energy companies have developed the continental shelf in the Gulf of...
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| 03.26.2010 |
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Tullow Oil Exec Says Satellite Players need to Sharpen Up
[Satellite News 03-26-10] Oil companies want more from satellite companies as they continue to build out communications networks onshore and offshore, according to panelists at SMi’s Oil and Gas Satellite Communications show in London...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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WiMax Relationship with Satellite Sector Evolving
The WiMax sector’s overall efforts were rebuffed at the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference, but with some governments around the globe continuing to support WiMax and international mobile telecommunications (IMT) players and use of the spectrum...
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| 12.01.2009 |
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Satellite Communications Find Use for Expanded Monitoring Applications
Although the monitoring market is a good one, it is not homogeneous. Monitoring covers a broad range of applications which often are lumped under a single, generic moniker. In reality, the monitoring market is stratified with different solutions, each with...
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| 11.06.2009 |
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Some Energy Executives Critical of Satellite at Offshore Communications 2009
[Satellite News 11-06-09] Telecommunications experts and executives from offshore exploration and energy companies were highly critical of the affordability and performance satellite-based solutions during the Offshore Communications trade show opening panel...
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| 11.01.2009 |
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Maritime Terminal Advances Keep Vessels Connected
Gone are the romantic days of ships heading off to sea, isolating their crews from civilization for extended periods. Personnel on today’s marine vessels can send and receive e-mail, surf the Web, phone distant lands, check weather forecasts and update...
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| 06.12.2009 |
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Digi CEO Delighted by Company’s Satellite Entrance
[Satellite News 06-12-09] Digi International CEO Joe Dunsmore is confident that the company can make a strong impact in the satellite market using the recently acquired assets of the U.S., Indian and Singapore affiliates of MobiApps Holdings Private Limited...
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| 11.01.2006 |
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Precision Business Building Via Satellite
Someone once described drilling for oil as standing on a 6-foot ladder, holding a fishing line with a needle attached to the end, and trying to drill through a 2-by-4 piece of wood. Given this challenge that drilling companies face, there is no doubt that any...
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| 11.01.2006 |
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Noble Drilling Services: Satellite Provides Communications Pipelines
Keeping a global company’s information technology infrastructure efficient, up to date and secure while adhering to a fixed budget is a constant struggle. Simply maintaining the status quo is not enough. Pause for a deep breath and the competition...
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| 10.16.2006 |
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Globalstar Taps Alcatel For Second-Generation Satellite Constellation
Alcatel Alenia Space and Globalstar Inc. announced their signing of an initial authorization-to-proceed agreement to start work on mobile satellite voice-and-data services provider Globalstar's second-generation satellite constellation. The preliminary...
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| 05.01.2006 |
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Satellite Imagery: Enhancing Its Commercial Appeal
By Jason Bates When the first commercial imagery satellites were proposed, owners and investors had visions of billions of commercial dollars dancing through their heads. But the commercial market forecasts for the industry were proven to be wildly...
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| 02.15.2006 |
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VSAT Systems: Implementing The Right System For Business Growth
Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications systems are cost-saving additions to most enterprise businesses. Throughout recent years, communication systems via satellite have come down in price. But size of network build out, future expansion and...
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