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Digital Networks Selects SkyPort To Provide Connectivity to Oil & Gas Crews
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Jan. 28, 2008 – HOUSTON, TEXAS – SkyPort Global Communications is pleased to announce it has signed a three-year contract to provide satellite connectivity to the customers of Digital Networks LLC, an Oklahoma City-based firm that provides communications services to oil and gas clients.
Under the $1.7 million contract, SkyPort will provide voice, data, video and broadband services to Digital Networks’ clients at energy facilities spread throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, New Mexico and Colorado.
“Digital Networks has a strong customer base in the oil and gas industry and we are pleased to bring our award-winning communications services to fit their needs,” said Patrick Brant, president and CEO of SkyPort. “Our teleport and communications infrastructure are ideally suited to serve the company’s clients.”
SkyPort operates a teleport and world-class NOC at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, providing satellite communications connectivity to government, military and Fortune 1000 organizations throughout the globe. Digital Networks provides mobile communications solutions to oil and gas facilities in isolated areas.
“One of the reasons we have a chosen SkyPort, is because of the quality of their teleport and service,” said Craig Blankenship, a partner in Digital Networks. “Our customers depend on uninterrupted connectivity, and SkyPort provides that with backup power systems, built-in redundancy and 24-hour engineering support.”
About Digital Networks LLC
Digital Networks specializes in providing state-of-the-art communications solutions and uncompromised customer service to an array of companies in the oil and gas industry. The firm excels in secure data transmission and telephone services over a satellite link.Based out of Oklahoma City, OK, with field offices located in Weatherford and Elk City, OK, Digital Networks put its first VSAT system up in September 2003 in Okeene, OK. In May of 2004, Digital Networks put its first iDirect based platform on a drilling rig in the Texas panhandle. Digital Networks was the first company to offer a reliable voice/data system in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandle areas with a strong emphasis placed on customer service. In 2005 and 2006, Digital doubled in size in each calendar year, now providing service in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, New Mexico and Colorado.About SkyPort Global Communications, Inc.
SkyPort is a global communications carrier providing managed, secure, broadband satellite and terrestrial communication services to a range of government and enterprise clients. With its global network, engineering expertise, and owned infrastructure at the highly secure Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, SkyPort exceeds the security and reliability standards of its clients. SkyPort was honored by the World Teleport Association as the fastest-growing teleport operator in 2006 and received the National Guard's Minuteman award in 2005 for outstanding disaster support during Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.