Expansion of presence in oil rig sector

Chartered by ExxonMobil, "KS Titan 2" is the second Atlantic Oilfield Services rig to be installed with Marlink's Sealink(TM) system.     

Marlink's Sealink(TM) C-band VSAT system will provide the "KS Titan 2" rig with up to 256 Kbps bandwidth and 8 telephone lines for a multitude of critical offshore applications, including real-time data management and data sharing with sites ashore. Atlantic Oilfield Services is an independent drilling contractor providing drilling rigs in both the heavy land rig and offshore shallow water segments. The company has headquarters in Dubai and Singapore, and operates rigs in Arabian Gulf, Egypt, Kurdistan - Northern Iraq, Indonesia, Nigeria, the North Sea, Pakistan and Tunisia.      

Marlink's extensive product range for the oil rig and offshore industry includes its own regional, multi-regional and global Ku-band and C-band Maritime VSAT systems @SEAdirect(TM) WaveCall(TM) and Sealink(TM) as well as on-demand services such as Inmarsat FleetBroadband, Iridium and Thuraya. The maritime satellite communications provider has also established regional customer service facilities in major regions of the world.