Speedcast has secured another connectivity deal in the energy industry. It has implemented an all-LEO solution across the fleet of TGS, a global provider of data and intelligence to the energy industry. This is part of a multi-year deal with the company. Speedcast announced this implementation, Aug. 19.
Speedcast’s all-LEO solution is being deployed across TGS’ global fleet of high-capacity, multi-sensory streamer vessels and Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) operations designed to capture data from seismic surveys. The connectivity solution centers on Starlink’s new Dedicated Service, which is designed for high-bandwidth use cases, including the highest tier of prioritization and even lower latency, jitter and packet loss. Eutelsat OneWeb and other LEO resilience WANs are all orchestrated by Speedcast’s SIGMA intelligent edge compute platform Elite version.
The new Speedcast solution enables the near real-time transmission and remote cloud processing of a full integrity seismic data set of up to 10 terabytes a day at sustained upload speeds of 1Gbit/s, replacing the traditional method of transporting physical media from the vessel.
“Speedcast’s all-LEO solution and our cloud-first operating model work together: The combination of high-performance connectivity and our cloud operating model allows us to securely manage and process ever-larger seismic datasets at unprecedented speed, reducing reliance on physical media and enabling near real-time data delivery. By creating a global communications platform across our fleet, we can simplify operations, centralize specialist expertise, and accelerate the delivery of high-quality insights to our clients wherever they operate. That’s how we deliver critical intelligence to energy customers worldwide, faster,” Jérôme Cousin, Vice President Enterprise IT, TGS, said in a statement.
