Schlumberger
new bandwidth-on-demand connectivity
Posted: 11 April 2004
BoD offers Flexible, Cost Effective Option to Accommodate
Fluctuating Network Traffic Demands
Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS) announced the availability
of Bandwidth-on-Demand (BoD), a new connectivity service that optimizes
network performance and offers clients tighter control of network
operating costs.
Bandwidth-on-Demand gives clients guaranteed access to network
bandwidth, above and beyond their normal requirement on a pay-for-use
basis. Easily accessed through the Schlumberger network services
portal, BoD is ideally suited to occasions when increased network
activity can be readily predicted, for example in bulk data transfer
for seismic analysis, database refreshes, video conferencing and
data-rich video collaboration.
“The effective deployment of oil and gas workflows relies
on optimizing the use of industry and business applications,”
said Jean-Michel Rouylou, vice president, Global Connectivity Services,
SIS. “Our new Bandwidth-on-Demand services delivers network
flexibility for the efficient deployment of applications across
an organization, supported by a scalable, reliable and secure infrastructure.”
With rates for international connectivity services constantly fluctuating,
buyers with variable requirements for network usage can now buy
additional bandwidth online via a virtual “spot market”
without having to enter into long-term contracts. Schlumberger connectivity
services users are now able to plan ahead for periodic and or repeated
spikes in traffic between any two or more locations on their networks.
As the first of a suite of premium value-added offerings, BoD addresses
the needs of the global oil and gas operators with a service that
is currently unavailable from traditional telecommunications services
providers.
Schlumberger launched its connectivity services portfolio in 2002
based upon a private IP MPLS network providing enhanced security
and efficiency—using data prioritization and bandwidth optimization.
Network services based upon this core infrastructure were deployed
to provide an alternate communications route to the world’s
oil- and gas-producing regions.
Operating one of the world's largest secure private networks, Schlumberger
provides a fully integrated communications solution to enable voice,
data and other forms of content to reach the oil and gas industry
anywhere it does business.
For more information see http://www.sis.slb.com/connectivity.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying
technology, project management and information solutions that optimize
performance for customers working in the oil and gas industry.
The company employs more than 50,000 people of over 140 nationalities
working in 100 countries, and comprises two primary business segments.
Schlumberger Oilfield Services supplies a wide range of products
and services from formation evaluation through directional drilling,
well cementing and stimulation, well completions and productivity
to consulting, software, information management and IT infrastructure
services that support core industry operational processes.
WesternGeco, jointly owned with Baker Hughes, is the world's largest
seismic company and provides advanced acquisition and data processing
services. In 2003, Schlumberger operating revenue was $11.5 billion.
For more information see www.slb.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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