Hornbeck Offshore fleet to receive connectivity service extension

Speedcast secures multi-year contract extension with Hornbeck Offshore

Hornbeck Offshore fleet to receive connectivity service extension

Speedcast has been selected by Hornbeck Offshore to extend its IT communications equipment and connectivity services contract for a multi-year term to a total of 32 vessels serving the offshore energy industry across North and South America. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of offshore service vessels to the energy industry.

Speedcast leverages very small aperture terminal (VSAT) connectivity to deliver communications to the remote offshore assets, supported by Speedcast’s 24×7 global Customer Support Centers (CSC), with field engineers available to provide local support across all operating regions.

Cary Bonds, Vice President, Energy – Americas at Speedcast, said:

“Hornbeck Offshore has trusted us to deliver reliable, critical communications services since 2009, and we are pleased to have been chosen to extend the delivery of our leading networking, management and support services for their fleet of vessels. As we continue to expand our portfolio offerings and leverage our strengths as the new Speedcast organization, we look forward to building upon the partnership established with Hornbeck Offshore to further digitalize their operations for years to come.”