RS Aqua Launches Marlin Acoustic Monitoring System
intelligence is accessed, analyzed and acted upon. Marlin is the first commercial system developed from Project MARLIN, a multi-year Innovate UK funded research program focused on real-time ocean intelligence.Marlin extends traditional passive acoustic monitoring by delivering full access to raw broadband data and intelligent detection results in near real time, enabling faster and more informed decisions in complex marine environments.Traditionally, passive acoustic data has been retrieved and analyzed after instrument recovery. Marlin enables near real time secure access to broadband audio
Hydromea, Equinor Achieve World’s First Wireless Broadband Data Transfer from Seabed to Cloud
Hydromea, together with Equinor, has announced the world’s first demonstration of real-time, high-bandwidth wireless data transmission from the ocean floor directly to the cloud. This milestone marks an advancement in subsea asset monitoring and the digitalization of the offshore energy sector.Hydromea’s SWiG-ready LUMA Free-Space Optical (FSO) devices successfully transmitted data from the seabed to Equinor’s cloud infrastructure using Equinor’s proprietary DEEPNET network. This is the first known instance where high volume of data collected at the bottom of the ocean can be
TGS Targets Eastern Niger Delta with New 3D Survey
the Outer Fold & Thrust Belt of the eastern Niger Delta, one of Nigeria’s most prolific hydrocarbon regions.The Laide 3D survey is designed using the GeoStreamer dual-sensor system with long offsets, wide tow and a triple-source configuration.The acquisition is intended to deliver modern broadband seismic data supporting full-integrity pre-stack time migration (PSTM) and Q-pre-stack depth migration (Q-PSDM) through advanced Elastic full waveform inversion-driven velocity model building.The technology is aimed at addressing complex geological features in the deepwater eastern Niger Delta
Viridien Set for Seismic Reimaging of Block 22 Offshore Angola
set with its latest proven proprietary technologies, including time-lag FWI, Q-FWI, Q-Kirchhoff and advanced deghosting and demultiple.This data will complement its 2,900 sq km of data over nearby block 20/11, giving operators access to a combined regional coverage of over 7,200 sq km of ultramodern broadband PSDM data to conduct regional pre-salt and post-salt play evaluation in the Kwanza Basin.“Viridien is delighted to continue its strong relationship with Angola's national energy agency, ANPG (Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis), and longstanding
Aker Solutions, Kongsberg Discovery Partner on Offshore Drone Detection
technologies across the North Sea to bolster situational awareness around energy assets and transit lanes.Kongsberg Discovery develops navigation, acoustic and marine robotics systems, including autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, and offers products such as Drone Detection Radar, Mobile Broadband Radio, camera clusters and subsea acoustic monitoring tools.Aker Solutions, which provides integrated low-carbon oil and gas solutions and supports renewables such as offshore wind, hydrogen and carbon capture, will act as system integrator, with Kongsberg as sub-supplier.Later phases of the program
Kongsberg Discovery Receives U.S. DoD Certification for MBR Communication System
Kongsberg Discovery announced that its Mobile Broadband Radio (MBR) MK3 series has received DD1494 certification from the United States Department of Defense (DoD), authorizing the systems for use across U.S. military operations.The DD1494 approval confirms that the MBR MK3 series, operating in the frequency range between 4.400-5.000 GHz (Nato Band IV), meets the DoD’s requirements for spectrum-dependent equipment. This certification ensures the systems can operate within designated frequency bands without interfering with other military or government communications systems, while providing
Ocean Networks Selects Prysmian, International Telecom for Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL)
IT International Telecom Inc. (IT) for the Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) project. This collaboration marks significant progress in the development of Hawaiʻi’s open-access, carrier-neutral inter-island fiber infrastructure, designed to dramatically improve and expand high-speed broadband internet throughout the state.The HIFL project, a key component of the State of Hawaiʻi’s "Connect Kākou" broadband initiative, aims to deliver robust and resilient digital connectivity across the Hawaiian Islands. Under the agreement, Prysmian will supply approximately 740 kilometers
Pioneer Consulting Completes Submarine Cable Marine Route Surveys in Alaska
run 300km between Cordova and Seward, and FISH South, which will run 900km between Cordova and Juneau. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Program, an initiative to provide connectivity to rural and underserved communities, the FISH projects will bring critical high-speed broadband service to Cordova, Johnstone Point, Chenega, Yakutat, Hoonah, Pelican, and Gustavus—some of Alaska’s most remote regions.Pioneer Consulting has worked alongside Cordova Telecom Cooperative Inc. since 2022 with an initial feasibility study and will continue to spearhead project activities
Nortek Launches Generation 2 Vector Velocimeter
the instrument to communicate via both Ethernet and serial using a single cable. Finally, following Nortek’s tradition, the Generation 2 Vector offers an LED which blinks at the user-defined sampling rate while collecting data, providing peace of mind during deployment.Modern electronics and broadband processing improve the instrument’s precision for agiven power consumption, making longer deployments possible on the same amount ofbattery power.A short-range echosounder has also been added, enabling users to image structures in thewater column. This is especially useful to those investigating
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