Integrated Petroleum & Energy Services company (Petse) has signed a three-year agreement with Airbus Defence and Space for supply of the Terralink Hub communications services.

As per the deal, Terralink Hub will provide a fully managed service to Petse and offer the complete range of connectivity services to their local market in Saudi Arabia.
 
Petse is already a licensed VSAT services reseller and leading provider of engineering, project management, business consultancy and procurement services for the oil, water treatment and civil work segments in Saudi Arabia.

With this partnership, it will become a full VSAT service provider, enabling high levels of IP connectivity with support from Airbus Defence and Space and the Terralink Hub platform.
 
Following the hub acquisition and satellite airtime contract, Petse will establish its own uplink station and IP network interconnected to the Saudi terrestrial network/internet, in addition to forming a field service organisation and tier 1 helpdesk facility. This will provide more proximity to the end user in the local market while Airbus Defence and Space ensures quality connectivity services to support the customer connectivity commitment.
 
Using Terralink Hub at its premises, Petse will deliver a wide range of VSAT services for diverse customers, with network management and configuration controlled and monitored by the Airbus Defence and Space Network Operations Centre.

Flexibility is a vital aspect of Airbus Defence and Space’s delivery, which is designed to accommodate growth in PETSE’s VSAT business and market demand for bandwidth.
 
"The sophisticated Terralink Hub concept, secured and flexible satellite capacity and business support we are providing will help Petse to develop, market and sell a new range of shared and guaranteed VSAT service plans," said Danny Côté, the head of Enterprise Satcoms, Airbus Defence and Space.
 
"This significant development will help organisations in Saudi Arabia to communicate more effectively using highly reliable VSAT services from a stable supplier," he added.-TradeArabia News Service