O3b Networks, technology solutions company RigNet and floating production service provider MODEC, have agreed to provide high-throughput, low latency connectivity for MODEC’s floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels off the coast of Brazil.
RigNet will integrate the O3b satellite network solution, enabling MODEC to deliver operational decisions in real-time through advanced collaborative environments. Experts at onshore monitoring centers can now work directly with offshore operators, using real-time information to make better and faster decisions, resulting in increased production and enhanced operating efficiency.
O3b Networks operates a medium Earth orbit satellite network, much closer to the earth than geostationary satellites, resulting in a 75% reduction in latency which yields much better performance. The switch to O3b enables full suite ERP, cloud applications, real-time HD video streaming, and many other key applications that were previously impractical to use.
“Because of high-latency, we have had to establish a sub-par communications infrastructure on board each vessel,” said Soichi Ide, vice president of MODEC do Brasil. “With O3b, we can setup offshore as an extended environment to onshore support to implement a consistent and efficient management system, and provide extensive business tools to improve the Control of the Work, which will eventually reduce operations costs.”