HOUSTON, Sept 10 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RigNet (NASDAQ: RNET, the company), the leading provider of ultra-secure, intelligent networking solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year agreement with Galoc Production Company (GPC) to deploy Intelie Live, RigNet’s machine learning-based analytics platform, onboard the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Rubicon Intrepid.  RigNet will deploy Intelie Live on its highly secure and scalable Managed Communication Service that includes the deployment of CyphreLink, the company’s military grade encryption solution providing the highest level of data protection for Data in transit. This is the ongoing expansion of RigNet’s portfolio of FPSO clients including 10 FPSOs won in off-shore Brazil over the last 9 months.
 
Rubicon Intrepid is currently on-station at the Galoc Field, offshore the Philippines at SC14C, Northwest Palawan.
 
“After a long evaluation process, we have identified Intelie Live as our preferred data analytics platform that satisfies our needs to improve production optimization and to support our goal towards digital transformation,” said Anthony Ferrer, Country Manager at GPC. “Today we capture a significant amount of data across various systems from the field, and with the deployment of Intelie LIVE, we will begin real-time analysis to generate beneficial actionable results. 
 
“We are pleased to have RigNet as our long-term partner who consistently delivers Value-Added Services that prove beneficial to our business operations,” said Jeffrey Sim, Chief Operating Officer at Rubicon Offshore. “In addition to their highly secure remote communication services, the deployment of their Intelie Live data analytics solution shall allow us to obtain the offshore operating parameters in real time and thus achieve optimum operational efficiency. Intelie Live catapults RigNet to be a leading provider in Digital Transformation within our industry.”
 
“We are very pleased to announce the selection of Intelie Live by GPC,” said Steven Pickett, Chief Executive Officer and President of RigNet. “GPC’s decision to bundle Intelie Live with our Managed Communication Services along with our industry leading data protection solution, CyphreLink, demonstrates their commitment to digital transformation. We are also pleased to begin expanding into the production sector of the energy market with Intelie Live as it continues to be adopted across the energy value chain.     
 
About RigNet, Inc.:
 
RigNet (NASDAQ: RNET) delivers advanced software, optimized industry solutions, and communications infrastructure that allow our customers to realize the business benefits of digital transformation. With world-class, ultra-secure solutions spanning IP connectivity, bandwidth-optimized OTT applications, IIoT big data enablement, and industry-leading machine learning analytics, RigNet supports the full evolution of digital enablement, empowering businesses to respond faster to high priority issues, mitigate the risk of operational disruption, and maximize their overall financial performance. RigNet is headquartered in Houston, Texas with operations around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.rig.net.
 
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Investor Relations Contact:
Lee M. Ahlstrom
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
RigNet, Inc.
Tel: +1 (281) 674-0699
 
Source: RigNet, Inc.

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