Tampnet, a global leader in offshore high-capacity, low-latency connectivity and network services, announces the award for a long-term service contract for telecom and network services for one of the world's leading drilling contractors, to enhance their offshore operations.
Houston, Texas 10 April 2025
The drilling contractor operates the most modern and sophisticated fleet of drilling rigs and drillships in the business, servicing the largest and most demanding energy companies in the world. In order to stay at the forefront of quality and customer satisfaction, the leading drilling contractor need to ensure that the opportunities offered by the latest technology are leveraged.
As the fleet operates in remote areas offshore, while also frequently relocating, having access to fast and reliable connectivity solutions is a critical factor, but also one of the most complex pieces of the puzzle. Tampnet will provide a ‘connectivity mix’, in order to provide the most optimal experience, while utilising the latest in technology, such as Low Earth Orbit satellites (LEO), 5G and leveraging its subsea fibre network, when possible. In addition, Tampnet will also provide 5G coverage on the rigs, both indoors and outdoors, along with network management, operations, and monitoring through its renowned Network Operations Centres (NOCs) in Europe and the US.
“This is a massive win for us, and we will deliver the services with our trademark; superior customer satisfaction,” said Elie Hanna, CEO of Tampnet.
“The global energy companies are leveraging new technologies, digitalisation and AI to improve safety, minimise their carbon footprint and maximise efficiencies This is all adding to the demands and criticality of their communication networks. Key providers of drilling and exploration services to these demanding customers have no choice but to follow suit to meet their current and expectations.”
This award represents a major milestone in Tampnet’s Connected Rig business segment, started about 18 months ago. The idea being to leverage Tampnet’s current infrastructure, organisation, expertise and industry experience, coupled with the ongoing technology disruptions, to become a best-in-class provider to the highly demanding offshore drilling market.
Tampnet’s subsea fibre infrastructure and 5G coverage in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) also provides connectivity and coverage to FirstNet, the US public safety network. By building additional 5G coverage on the drillships working in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America), the drilling contractor in question will also become a major contributor to increased FirstNet coverage and improved safety for its crew and the general public.
About Tampnet
Tampnet, founded in Stavanger in 2001, owns and operates the world’s largest offshore high-capacity communications network spanning the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico, with additional locations extending from the East Coast of Canada, East Coast USA and Trinidad and Tobago. Serving customers in the offshore oil and gas, wind energy, maritime and carrier sectors, Tampnet provides first-class telecommunications through their robust and flexible telecommunications network, ensuring seamless and reliable connectivity, supporting critical operations and enabling digital transformation onsite.
Dedicated to contributing to a carbon neutral future, Tampnet is implementing various internal initiatives to support these goals and carrying out upgrades of legacy infrastructure to more energy efficient 4G and 5G technology. Through their network, Tampnet enables offshore industry to digitalize operations for safer, more efficient facilities, with LTE, NB-IoT and private networks to support wireless sensors for condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and remote operations. In creating new, high quality route alternatives, Tampnet is improving accessibility to new, carbon neutral data centres in the Nordics, designing the services to meet the capacity and latency demands of the future.
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Trygve Hagevik
CCO
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