Founded in 1976 by the 21 member-states of the Arab League, Arabsat has been serving the growing needs of the Arab world for over 30 years. Now ranked as the world’s 10th largest satellite operator & by far the leading satellite services provider in the ME & Africa, it reaches millions of homes in over 100 countries across the ME, Africa & Europe; including more than 164 million people within the 21 Arab countries.
The broadband connectivity offered by satellite communications is a key part of the overall communications requirements of Oil & Gas sector, especially when operating in the areas where terrestrial communication infrastructure is not available.
In a recent IDC Energy Insight report, Rick Nicholson, Catherine Madden and Jill Feblowitz discuss the impacts of the BP oil spill on energy policy and regulation and how these changes will affect the IT investments by oil and gas companies.