As illustrated by the inclusion of such subject matter as ‘Cloud Computing and Future Oil & Gas Industry Networking’; and, ‘Commercial Applications in the Oil & Gas Sector Context: Helping Developers Get on the Satellite Wavelength’; to ‘Building-Out the Hybrid Opportunity: Evolving Regional Broadband Satellite-Wireless Integrated Solution Deployments’, and ‘Satellite in MENA: The Future is Ka...‘, the GVF “Event Horizon” over the next several months can be characterized as having both vertical market-related and horizontal market-related elements.
These elements offer to the satellite communications solution provider sector, and to a range of particular solution end-user communities, important opportunities to network ideas and discuss business development strategies.Two of the most prominent amongst these opportunities during this period will take place at GVF Oil & Gas Communications South East Asia 2010, a conference taking place in Kuala Lumpur in November, and GVF MENASAT 2011, a Summit taking place during the Satellite MENA exhibition in Dubai in February 2011.
GVF Oil and Gas Communications South East Asia 2010
O&GCSEA2010 is the abbreviation for the GVF Oil & Gas Communications South East Asia 2010 conference, which carries the title ‘Redefining the Digital Oilfield Onshore, Offshore, Deep & Ultra-Deepwater’. The conference is scheduled for 23rd - 24th November 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Held in association with Schlumberger, Hughes, and Intelsat, the conference is supported by the GVF’s sister association, the Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC). O&GCSEA2010 in Kuala Lumpur brings the GVF-EMP Conference Series to its landmark 10th event and features the participation of key international and regional players in the energy exploration and production (E&P) market, including both regular supporters of the GVFs South East Asia regional events, and first-time participants: iPerintis; Petronas; Talisman; Technip; Sime Darby; Newfield; JP Difinietik; Talisman; Mott Macdonald; JPD Petroleum Synergy; AZ Sepakat Sdn Bhd; Scomi Marine; and, Bumi Armada.
Featured topics of the 2010 conference programme include:
· An Intelsat focus on “The Satellite Operators’ Capacity-versus-Demand Dynamic: Developing Fixed & Mobile Service Market Strategies for Asia’s Oil & Gas Patch”;
· Analysis of “End-to-End Networking Solution Deployments: First, Last & the All the Offshore Drilling Environment” from both Schlumberger, and Hughes;
· A profile from Spacenet Thailand of “Cloud Computing and Future Oil & Gas Industry Networking: The Satellite Communications Interface with Virtualization, Grid Computing & Service Oriented Architecture”;
· “Saving Lives, Saving Money: New Horizons in Oil & Gas Safety Monitoring & VSAT Data Networking in the Field”, examined by iDirect-SatManage;
· Perspectives on “Commercial Applications in the Oil & Gas Sector Context: Helping Developers Get on the Satellite Wavelength!” will be investigated by Schlumberger;
· “Satellite Signal Interference Mitigation for Oil & Gas in South East Asia: Installation Training Dynamics, Equipment Installer Certifications & Type Approvals”, profiled by PTS Thailand/GVF Capacity Building Division;
· A Hughes focus on “The Acceleration & Compression Factor: Matching Evolving Technologies & Satellite Link Efficiencies to Oil & Gas Customer Requirements”; and, “Oil & Gas Communications and ‘Community Engagement’: Merging Community & Profitability in the Patch”, investigated by GVF.
Other communications solution providers featuring in the conference programme will include SpeedCast and Telekom Malaysia. Further topics to be discussed during the two days of the conference programme include:
· Implications for E&P ICT in certain regions of the oil & gas patch arising from deep-water drilling moratoria in other hydrocarbon extraction ocean regions;
· Revenue Stream Maximisation from Oil & Gas Vertical Customers: Matching the Vendor Offering to the Customer Requirement;
· The Dynamics of the Oil & Gas Communications Technology Market: VAS in Project Deployment Case Studies;
For information please visit the conference website at www.uk-emp.co.uk/3rd.O&G.SEAsia.2010/ or contact Martin Jarrold at martin.jarrold@gvf.org or Paul Stahl at paul.stahl@uk-emp.co.uk
GVF Middle East and North Africa Satellite Summit
Organised by GVF – in partnership with Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre (DICEC) – the GVF MENASAT Summit 2011 is part of the Satellite MENA exhibition KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE & CABSAT ACADEMY. On 9th February 2011 the Summit, entitled ‘New Drivers, New Dynamics: MENA Communications Markets, Applications & Technologies’, will be supported by Satellite Markets & Research, and Arab Advisors Group are Summit Research Partners. It will bring together communications industry leaders to identify and discuss the development of new opportunities in satellite and satellite-hybrid services and technologies across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Emphasising discussion and the exchange of new ideas, Summit attendees – including representatives of communications technology end-users; platform and network operators; technology developers and equipment manufacturers; and, market analysts – will contribute to making this event an unrivalled networking opportunity for the entire MENA region. Large-enterprise, SME, SOHO, government and consumer users alike, continue to clamour for cost-effective access to reliable communications solutions which accelerate the accessibility of Internet-based, bandwidth-hungry, interactive applications, and to meet this demand multiple delivery platforms and technologies are rapidly being deployed around the Middle East & North Africa region. A combination of pent-up demand for broadband access solutions, progressive satellite liberalization, and new satellites at Ku- and Ka-band is driving business opportunity across the MENA region. From government networks to financial services, from oil & gas to the maritime transportation environment, from news gathering/media content generation to applications innovation, and from education to the health sector, the international satellite communications industry is moving rapidly to address fixed satellite service (FSS) and mobile satellite service (MSS) requirements for bandwidth, hardware, and value-added services. Additionally, this pent-up demand for telecoms/Internet access solutions comprises one element of the satellite transponder supply & demand interplay with the DTH arena and broadcast satellite service (BSS).
These themes will be treated in depth during the GVF MENASAT Summit @ Satellite MENA 2011 which will include:
· MENA Communications Markets – The Landscape & “Visionscape”: Understanding Today’s & Forecasting Tomorrow’s Regional Growth Drivers
· Building-Out the Hybrid Opportunity: Evolving Regional Broadband Satellite-Wireless Integrated Solution Deployments · Satellite in MENA: “The Future is Ka...”
· Satellite Broadband for the Remote Un/Underserved: Communications Solution End-User Industries, ‘Community Engagement’ & the ‘Digital Divide’ · Mitigating Disaster, Promoting Development, Driving Sustainability: GVF Disaster-Preparedness Initiatives & Beyond The MENA Regulatory Landscape in 2011
Applications Focus
1: FSS, BSS & MSS in MENA: Future Satellite Transponder Supply & Demand Dynamics
2: Enhancing Web Mobility: Satellite-Wireless Access to Multimedia Solutions on the Move
3: From New Technology to New Content: Auto-Deploy Platforms & the Changing DSNG Paradigm
Regional End-User Vertical Market Focus
1: Commerce & Consumers: Demand Dynamics & Satellite Broadband Solutions for Dedicated Markets
2: Oil, Gas, Mining: Communications Imperatives for the Extraction Industries 3: Middle East Maritime Broadband Communications: The Global Context of a Bandwidth Evolutionary Transition
Technology Focus
1: Paradigm Shift among Paradigm Shifts: ‘Carrier-In-Carrier’ & the Cutting-Edge Progress in Modem Design
2: DVB-S2 & Beyond: Innovation in the Satellite Networking Advantage
3: Signal Interference Mitigation Strategies: Regional Initiatives & the Global Satellite Industry Challenge – Enhancing the Installer Training Horizon
Additionally, GVF has issued a “Call for Papers” to the satellite industry, in order that the very latest industry initiatives, and the most up-to-date and cutting-edge product provisions and service deliveries, are reflected in the Summit programme. Proposals for presentation themes/topics should be submitted to me – martin.jarrold@gvf.org. The Satellite MENA website, which provides Summit information, is at www.satellitemena.com
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Martin Jarrold is Director of International Programs of the GVF. He can be reached at :
martin.jarrold@gvf.org
