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Winter 2012Your resource fortelecoms destinedfor remote &harsh environmentsIn Print. Online. Offshore.WelcomeData squashing seems to be the name of thegame for bandwidth optimisation, and it’ssomething that we should all be keeping aneye on over the next 18 months.While size still matters, what you do withallocated bandwidth is getting under thespotlight. Our conversation with Chris McIntosh, UK CEOat ViaSat, revealed that within 12 months satellitecomms will be competing with the mobile market inmore ways than one. You’ll also find his opinion of thetop three barriers in the remote telco sector and howproviders should be addressing the market on page 24.We also spoke to Jim Dodez, VP of marketing andstrategic planning at KVH Industries, for this issue’scompany profile. Amongst other highlights, size comesinto play again, this time regarding misconceptionssurrounding consumption. See more from page 12.And be sure not to miss our special interview with CEOSteve Collar of O3b Networks, a company with its sightsset on changing the way that satellite connectivity willservice the comms industry, particularly for the oil andgas sector. We think it’s one of the most excitingcompanies of the moment. Find out more about thisrising star from page 21.See you in the Spring!Georgina Elringtoneditor@OffCommNews.comPS: Do YOU know whereYOUR data is right now?Turn to page 16 to find out!@OffCommNewsNext Issue: Spring 2013Updates on: Hybrid Networks, Encryption & Security“Communicating without security islike walking with no clothes on.”To find out who said this and why be sureto get the next editions of OffComm Newsin print or online. See page 16Inside this IssueThe Quarterly Pages 4 & 5What’s Missing?Hear from Gerbrand Schalkwijk, VP Enterprise, Energy, Inmarsat,who asks if satellite is the missing link in offshore M2M. Page 10Company ProfileKVH Industries Inc. rises to the top with buckets of megabytesat one tenth the cost. Page 12OpinionGreat Gains for Soaring Bandwidth Demand. How greedyapplications are impacting performance. Page 15Diary Dates Pages 18 & 19CEO InterviewSpecial feature interview with Steve Collar, CEO at O3bNetworks. Increasing demand and size and reliability ofcommunications links in the oil and gas industry is being drivenby new applications, the regulatory environment, the increasingdistance from the shore where such platforms are moving, andthe need to utilize a limited number of industry experts moreefficiently throughout expanded regions. Page 21Bandwidth & What To Do With ItPLUS: The top barriers, operator business strategies andopportunities from Chris McIntosh, UK CEO at ViaSat. Page 24Insight: Combating BYOD OffshoreKeep the communication flowing without jeopardizing yournetwork. Four North Sea oil rigs get 1st class comms treatmentin our special Insight feature. Page 25Case Study90% Compression for system SMS updates offshore. Page 30OpinionOptimising satellite communications to improve workingconditions & crew welfare. Page 31OffComm News magazine supportswww.AfricanChildrensBookProject.comOffComm News is a trading name of CTLD Publishing Ltd Company No. 7774639. Read the digitalCover Photo: Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks.version online by clicking the current edition image on the homepage at www.OffCommNews.comO3b Networks is a global satellite service provider building a nextPrinted by HP, OffComm News is available in print by subscription only: 12 months (4 issues) £50~ 24 months ©OffComm (8 issues) £73. Contacts: News ~ Advertising Winter email: 2012 George@CTLD.me ~ Editorial www.OffCommNews.com &generation satellite network for telecommunications operators, 2 internetSubscriptions email: Editor@OffCommNews.com ~ Telephone: 44(0)203 239 1777Write to us at: Elrington, Le Ros Grignon, Ploeuc-sur-lie, Brittany 22150 FranceOOO Sponsored featureservice providers, enterprise and government customers in emerging markets. The O3bsystem will combine the global reach of satellite with the speed of a fibre‐optic networkproviding billions of consumers and businesses in nearly 180 countries with low‐cost, highspeed, low latency internet and mobile connectivity.