{"id":85913,"date":"2010-11-02T20:18:42","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T12:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/offshore-energy-sector-sees-wider-variety-of-satellite-video-options\/"},"modified":"2010-11-02T20:18:42","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T12:18:42","slug":"offshore-energy-sector-sees-wider-variety-of-satellite-video-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/offshore-energy-sector-sees-wider-variety-of-satellite-video-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Offshore Energy Sector Sees Wider Variety of Satellite Video Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lede=\"true\">The use of video in the energy industry has grown by  leaps and bounds over the last decade. Video images from remotely  operated vehicles working beneath the ocean\u2019s surface help engineers  assess construction and repair projects on the sea floor are a good  example. The video images collected by the vehicles are uplinked from  the support vessel the vehicle is tethered to and delivered to offices,  and with interest in HD video growing, larger and larger files will be  delivered. In other cases, video also has replaced surveillance flights  in the Gulf of Mexico after hurricanes. Before helicopters can begin  ferrying workers back to rigs and platforms, fixed wing aircraft are  contracted to survey the structural integrity of the heliports on  offshore structures to insure they are safe to land on. Video cameras  equipped with tilt, pan and zoom can now survey potential damage to a  heliport on a rig or platform much faster than aerial surveys, which  often take days or weeks due to the demand for aircraft.<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; VLAN tagging allows satellite service providers to set up virtual  LANs for the operator, drilling company and for service companies they  both hire. \u201cDepending on who the service company is working for, they  will look either to the drilling company or the operator to provide  connectivity for them to do their job,\u201d says Keith Johnson, president of  <strong>CapRock Global Energy Services<\/strong>. \u201cIn some cases, if the bandwidth  requirement is large, the service company will contract for their own  bandwidth. Communications technology has advanced to the point where it  is easy to segregate the traffic, and we are seeing service companies  get their own bandwidth much more frequently rather than relying on the  operator or drilling company.\u201d Johnson points out that Wi-Fi networks  installed on rigs are becoming increasingly popular as the technology  has improved. \u201cInitially, there were challenges getting RF penetration  into certain areas since rigs are all-steel structures. Now with WAPs  (wide area access points) and smaller antennas, Wi-Fi is easier to  deploy. Usually the larger areas, such as the galley and meeting rooms,  are equipped first. This provides workers much more freedom, because  they don\u2019t have to go back to their rooms to plug into an Ethernet port.  The deployment of Wi-Fi networks has also reduced cabling costs on a  rig.\u201d<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Stratos<\/strong> is implementing a Wi-Fi platform dubbed Stratos HotSpot to  rigs and platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the company\u2019s  StratosMAX II WiMax service deployment. The service provides platform  workers with voice service, high-speed Internet connectivity, Wi-Fi  service and a wide range of mobile communications applications. The  IP-based StratosMAX II service is consistent with the high-bandwidth,  low-latency features of Stratos\u2019 microwave services and is competitively  priced against VSAT and legacy radio technologies. Stratos is extending  this service across the Gulf of Mexico over the next several months and  will have coverage to more than 300 platforms, and more than 50 base  stations by the end of May. <br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stratos provides Wi-Fi functionality to its customers\u2019 remote  locations using a network infrastructure that is separate from the  customers\u2019 network. It is separate from the point of Wi-Fi access on the  platform, all the way back to the Stratos Internet backbone interfaces  onshore in Louisiana, New York and Texas. \u201cRemote professionals have  become accustomed to using Wi-Fi services to work from home and from the  road,\u201d says George Head, Stratos senior vice president, broadband  services. \u201cOur goal is to provide offshore workers with that same ease  of access and speed.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The use of video in the energy industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade. Video images from remotely operated vehicles working beneath the ocean\u2019s surface help engineers assess construction and repair projects on the sea floor are a good example. 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