Hermes News and Events
Hermes wins contract from PETRONAS
February 2010
Hermes is pleased to announce that it has won a contract from PETRONAS, the national oil company of Malaysia, to provide voice and data comms via satellite in Turkmenistan.
Hermes Sponsors Sports Centre for the Deaf, Turkmenistan
February 2010
Hermes Turkmenistan has recently attended the latest competition in Ashgabat held at the 'Sports Centre for the Deaf' on 19th February.
Hermes Middle East Wins Contract in Kabul
February 2010
Hermes is thrilled to announce that it has won a 2 year contract to provide communications at a new site in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Hermes wins Rig 257 Exxon Contract
February 2010
Hermes has won a contract from Exxon to provide 2 VSAT systems on Rig 257 in the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan.
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.
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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: How much bandwidth do I need to allocate to voice?
A: We recommend using an 8Kbps voice codec, CELP or ACELP. To this we need to add packet overhead. For voice over frame relay this is typically 2-3Kbps. For VoIP this is typically 10-12Kbps, ie total bandwidth will be around 11Kbps for VoFR and 20Kbps for VoIP.
Bandwidth not in use for voice is dynamically reassigned to lower-priority applications.
Q: Will you stock all spares and parts that our exact system uses locally?
A: In some locations we have a complete stock of spares, in others we recommend holding your own spares. We will review and advise on spares holdings prior to contract.
