[Satellite TODAY 04-30-13] RigNet, a provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, has successfully installed an iDirect Series 15100 Universal Satellite Hub in Adelaide, Australia, to extend its services to the country and the Asia Pacific region. The business expansion will enable RigNet to offer services to growing market segments such as onshore natural gas and oil exploration, energy, mining and maritime.

 

     The investment follows RigNet’s installation of a hub in the Middle East to extend the company’s VSAT coverage in the region and enhance its satellite service portfolio for customers in the oil and gas sector. 

 

     The network will be built on iDirect’s Evolution iDX 3.1 software, which enables service providers to support both narrowband SCADA and broadband applications on the same network and scale to tens of thousands of sites