GDLNG picks PolarSat VSATPlus 3 for VSAT network

Chinese oil and gas firm Guangdong Dapeng LNG Company Ltd. (GDLNG) will be building a new VSAT network for its remote sites using the PolarSat VSATPlus 3 platform.

Using PolarSat satellite communications equipment, GDLNG will create VSAT links between its central control station and the nineteen (19) remote sites that run along the natural gas pipeline operated by the Chinese company. The planned satcom network will deliver real time SCADA, real-time voice, and corporate data services to GDLNG's control station and remote sites.

PolarSat provides dependable interconnect services for real-time industrial control through a single, affordable, integrated satcom platform. The full mesh, hubless network delivered by its VSATPlus 3 series of VSAT terminals have no single point of failure and allow users to configure and expand satellite communications networks with unmatched ease.

PolarSat VSAT networks will support network applications like high quality voice, fax, low and high-speed data, video conferencing, and other demanding network applications.

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ITC Global acquires Spidersat Communications in African SATCOM deal

Florida-based satellite communications provider ITC Global, Inc. recently reported that it has finally acquired Spidersat Communications Limited. The combined SATCOM companies can now provide mining and mining-related customers in Africa with seamless satellite coverage, service, and local support.

Spidersat Communications Limited is based in Tanzania. The Company has established offices and technical support personnel in Ghana, Mwanza, Accra. It also has a presence in Australia by way of its Perth and Belmont offices.

The integrated global communications solutions provided by Spidersat are dedicated to delivering mission critical satellite-based communication services to African mining, exploration, and mining services companies. Spidersat also provides enterprise customers with custom networks and Internet-by-satellite bandwidth access wherever they may be in Africa.

ITC Global will be aided in its plans to expand its African satellite services by the newly-acquired Spidersat's many years of experience in installing and delivering satellite communication solutions in the remote regions of the continents. The broad range of SATCOM services that Spidersat offers includes fixed VSAT (very small aperture terminal) solutions and mobile satellite solutions.

Australian satellite company exhibits at Diggers and Dealers 2012

The Goldfields Arts Centre in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia hosted one the leading annual mining conferences in the country, the Diggers & Dealers 2012, last August 6 to 8. Aside from bringing together investors, miners, suppliers, and those involved in the mining sector, the event also welcomed companies and organizations which deliver services that make mining operations more efficient.

NewSat at the Diggers and Dealers Forum

One of the exhibitors at Karlgoorlie was NewSat Ltd, Australia's leading independent satellite communications company. Alongside the mining boom, the satellite sector has also seen increasing demand for their services and technologies. The mining industry has been taking advantage of satellite communications for the successful operations of many remote mining locations.

NewSat's booth at the mining conference

NewSat showcased its many products and services, including Internet, data, voice and video conferencing perfectly suited to mining operations. The company also discussed how its world-class teleport facilities can provide the necessary communications platform for entertainment systems in the mining sites. With satellite communications, the FIFO scheme in the industry has been given an alternative, and along with operations efficiency, employee welfare has been improved. 

Just recently, the company snagged a lucrative teleport contract along with BAE Systems, to deliver offshore and onshore communications to the Wheatstone Project in Western Australia.