Transocean’s Deepwater Champion vessel. Photo: Transocean.

[Via Satellite 03-24-2016] Transocean, an international offshore drilling company, has awarded Harris CapRock a multi-year contract renewal for complete managed communications services in which the company will install its Harris CapRock One system on Transocean’s entire fleet. The contract provides satellite communications services on all current vessels, as well as pending new builds.

The new solution will more than double available bandwidth for the Transocean fleet, while providing a single worldwide bandwidth price. The pricing model simplifies forecasting and planning for the fleet situated in locations such as the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, Brazil, Asia Pacific, Africa’s West Coast and United Arab Emirates.

The managed end-to-end communications solution includes teleport and satellite services, backhaul, dedicated bandwidth for crew Internet, traffic optimization and cybersecurity services. The upgrade to Harris CapRock One will provide improved system performance while reducing downtime and maintenance costs.

“Harris CapRock One will not only improve reliability and lower costs, but provide future-proof technology for Transocean’s operations moving forward,” said Tracey Haslam, president of Harris CapRock.