Redline Network a Faster More Cost-effective
Solution than Satellite
TORONTO, Oct 4, 2016 /CNW/ - Redline Communications
(www.rdlcom.com) Group Inc. (TSX: RDL), a leading provider of
wide-area wireless networks for the most challenging applications
and locations, today announced that it has been selected to deliver
high-speed connectivity for off-shore oil and gas platforms,
drilling rigs and vessels in Asia. The Redline solution is a
replacement for a lower bandwidth system that was largely based on
satellite communications. Redline's solution brings faster network
speeds, the ability to support new network services, and lower
operating costs.
The customer, one of the world's 10 largest oil companies,
recognized that a private terrestrial wireless network could be
more cost effective than a satellite-based solution and selected
Redline after extended trials demonstrated that the Redline system
could operate in the harsh environment associated with off-shore
oil and gas operations. The Redline network allows moving
vessels to communicate with each other and with platforms located
up to 18 miles (30 km) away. Employees in all locations
equipped with the Redline network now enjoy faster access to the
Internet and to corporate systems, as well as VOIP (voice over IP)
and video conferencing services. Machine-to-machine
communications have also been enhanced and will become more
real-time with the Redline network. In all cases these enhanced
services are being delivered at a lower cost than with the previous
satellite-based network.
"With high speed communications becoming an increasingly
critical part of an oil and gas operation, the Redline solution has
demonstrated that it can deliver higher speeds, enhanced services
and applications, and reduced operating costs", stated Jeff Gould, Redline's senior vice president of
sales and marketing. "We've been working with this customer in
other locations, and our track record of delivering and supporting
rugged and reliable networks that work in some of the most
challenging environments on the planet was instrumental in
realizing this success."
Redline, an ISNetworld™ member company, couples powerful and
reliable wireless technology with a deep knowledge of oil and gas
to deliver a single secure and reliable network infrastructure that
is powerful enough to simultaneously accommodate the distances,
capacity and the many application types required for oil and gas
operations. The Redline RDL-3000 XP network for this customer
includes 60 RDL-3000 Ellipse base stations, 12 RAS-X roaming
terminals that provide 360-degree communication coverage on moving
vessels at up to 10 Mbps, 43 fixed-wireless Connect terminals
providing up to 100 Mbps service, and a network management system.
A certified Redline partner was instrumental in facilitating the
logistics and will complete the installation of the network, which
is expected to start before the end of 2016.
About Redline Communications
Redline Communications (www.rdlcom.com) is the creator of
powerful wide-area wireless networks for the most challenging
applications and locations. Used by oil and gas companies to manage
their assets, militaries for secure battlefield communications,
municipalities and governments for public safety, and telecom
service providers to deliver premium services, Redline's powerful
and versatile networks reliably and securely deliver voice, data,
M2M and video communications for mission-critical applications. For
more information visit www.rdlcom.com.
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SOURCE Redline Communications Group Inc.