C2SAT Delivers Stabilised VSAT to the Oil & Gas Industry in Norway

May 5, 2008

C2SAT announces the delivery to the Norwegian Oil & Gas offshore market. .

C2SAT and Trac Networks, in co-operation, have delivered the first stabilised VSAT satellite communication solution in a larger tender. Trac provides the TracSAT service which offers global satellite coverage and functionality. The strong growth in the off-shore industry originates from a high demand for asymmetric high bandwidth satellite services, which enable transmission of large volumes of data in ship-to-shore applications.

“C2SAT has been in the pole position in this tender since autumn 2007. I am very pleased to proceed to the next level in this deal”, says Mr. Fredrik Hanell, CEO, C2SAT Group.

“The Norwegian Oil & Gas industry is operating in many geographical regions and the need for satellite communication systems which maintain their high performance in different kinds of harsh environments is rapidly growing. This particular project has been planned since autumn 2007 and is tailored according to the customer’s demand. The key feature making C2SAT the winner in the purchase is spelled reliability over price”, says Per Christiansen, Senior Vice President, Trac Networks.