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SkyPort Global Contracts to Provide SATCOM Support for Drillsite Broadcast Co's Oil & Gas Video Solution
Feb. 26, 2008 – HOUSTON, TEXAS – SkyPort Global Communications has signed an agreement with Drillsite Broadcast Company to deliver satellite connectivity and support to Drillsite's video broadcast operations..
Drillsite, based in Carrollton, TX, is a leading provider of video technology to the energy sector with its proprietary “Virtual Rig Access™” suite of services. The company provides video feeds to the computer screens of supervisors and investors who remotely monitor rig operations and instruments. The Drillsite technology has been proven to increase the efficiency of the drilling operations and shorten the time that the energy exploration goals are achieved.
“This agreement will enable Drillsite to benefit from SkyPort’s satellite communications infrastructure,” said Patrick Brant, President & CEO of SkyPort. “And it will allow both companies to provide better services to oil and gas operators and contractors.”
Under the terms of the agreement, SkyPort and Drillsite will deliver communication solutions to more efficiently enable companies to integrate individual components, such as Drillsite's real-time video, VOIP, data link and other well-site communication services, integration and support.
The agreement combines Drillsite's leading video technology services and satellite communication for field deployment to land-based drilling rigs and will provide customers a full-suite of satellite communication services.
About SkyPort Global Communications, Inc.
SkyPort is a global communications carrier providing managed, secure, broadband satellite and terrestrial communication services. The company’s discriminating clients rely on it to provide end-to-end voice, video, and data solutions, that are fast and designed to be 99.999% reliable. Customers in sectors such as Energy, Military, Government, Enterprise, and others, depend on SkyPort’s carrier class solutions for their critical communications.
SkyPort was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Houston, TX. With its global network, engineering expertise, and owned infrastructure at the highly secure Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, SkyPort continues to exceed the security and reliability standards of its growing list of 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 Hurricane Katrina.
About Drillsite Broadcast
Drillsite Broadcast Company, founded in 2002, provides satellite communications systems and its proprietary Remote Drillsite Broadcast System (RDBS™) to oil and gas drilling operators and contractors. The RDBS™ delivers Drillsite’s “Virtual Rig Access™” suite of services; satcom, data, VO/IP and real-time live streaming video from the drilling rig directly to Internet browsers. With accountability, safety, and security at a premium for drilling operations, employing the leading technology of RDBS™ ensures top operational communication.
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