Hermes News and Events
Hermes 'iNetVu' and 'Skywire' demo in Houston
January 2010
Hermes spent a couple of weeks in Houston, Texas, with a Land Mobile Vehicle fitted with an 'iNetVu' mobile self-pointing antenna system and a configured 'Skywire' modem.
Hermes Secures Fluor Contract for Sakhalin, Russia
January 2010
Hermes has secured a contract from Fluor to design, supply and install an Entertainment System for a Multi Purpose Building at Odoptu Oil Field, Sakhalin, Russia, for operations on the Sakhalin-1 Project.
Hermes secures ARKeX Algeria contract
January 2010
Hermes has secured a contract to provide a communication system for ARKeX in Algeria. The system will initially provide an internet solution between Annaba in Algeria to the UK.
Developments for Hermes Kazakhstan
January 2010
Hermes has appointed Alexander Rodionov as Business Development Manager for Kazakhstan with the aim to help drive the next phase of development in Kazakhstan.
Hermes supports sports centre for the deaf in Turkmenistan
December 2009
Hermes is thrilled to be providing Christmas presents this year for the children of the Turkmenistan 'Sports Centre for the Deaf' based in Ashgabat.
Hermes wins contract extension for BT D-Island Upgrade
December 2009
Hermes has won a multimillion dollar contract extension from BT to upgrade their SCPC (Single Channel Per Carrier) satellite link for the Kashagan field development in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian sea.
Hermes awarded contract extension from KBR
November 2009
Hermes is pleased to announce that KBR has renewed a contract in Afghanistan. Hermes has been providing service to KBR in Afghanistan for 18 months and has won a further 12 months from KBR.
New satellite dish installation, Almaty, Kazakhstan
November 2009
Following the move for the Kazakhstan team to new offices in Almaty, Hermes has also just completed the installation of a satellite dish in the office grounds.
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Hermes Datacomms provides Communications for oil and gas
SOLUTIONS tailored to the oil & gas industry including international connections and managed networks as well as oilfield infrastructure
SERVICE AND SUPPORT which is second to none including local support in key oilfield areas
NETWORK COVERAGE and COUNTRY KNOWLEDGE of key areas including North Africa, Middle East, Far East, Russia and Central Asia
Our END-TO-END approach covers licensing, logistics and integration with your existing voice and data networks: our job is not done until you are using the service successfully
- Our SERVICES are tailored to meet the requirements of the industry, from temporary rig deployments to field infrastructure and global MPLS networks, we keep it working 24/7/365.
- We have unmatched COVERAGE of oil-producing countries with service centres in UK, Russia, Malaysia and USA.
- We offer MONITORING and LOCAL SUPPORT packages to back up the most demanding SLAs
- Our PRICING policy is to keep it clear, complete and simple. No surprises, no hidden extras.
What Our Customers Say
"Overall, we found the installation process relatively smooth and where there were problems they were professionally and speedily dealt with by Hermes personnel. Technically the service was of excellent quality (especially the voice system) and the cost/benefits have matched or exceeded our expectations."
Gus Gill, Commercial and Finance Director, JSC “Varvarinskoye” Kazakhstan
"We chose Hermes as our WAN partner because we knew they had the capability to deliver service in some of the most difficult locations in the world, whilst at the same time being responsive and committed to meeting our needs."
Hugh McIntyre, Director of IT, Production Services Network
FAQ's
Q: "Availability" – how do you measure that?
A: Availability is measured using IP pinging and is determined on a monthly basis.
Q: What technology does the satellite signal you propose use? SCPC, TDMA, IPoVSAT, or other?
A: The satellite technology we use depends on the requirements of the network. SCPC (single channel per carrier) is used to provide point-point leased lines where a clocked circuit is required.
We frequently use satellite meshing – also known as Multiple Channels per Carrier (MCPC) to optimise use of satellite bandwidth. Under this system, each site on a network uplinks a single carrier which can be received by multiple sites. The carrier includes packets which are addressed to different sites, effectively creating multiple channels per carrier. This can be used to make networks with a star or mesh topology.
