Subsea Wireless Group

The Subsea Wireless Group (SWiG) is an oil and gas industry network managed by OTM since 2011.

The SWiG members are working together to define standards that facilitate interoperability between users subsea wireless technologies (acoustic, radio frequency, free space optics, etc). SWiG will engage with relevant standards bodies, encourage the integration of wireless technologies, and promote best practices across the industry. The overall objectives of the group are to:

Promote interoperability between users of through water communications
To raise industry awareness and acceptance of through water communications
Identify areas where standards need to be developed and develop them for the industry for through water communications
Encourage the integration of through water communication technologies
Promote best practices across the industry
Promote knowledge transfer across the industry
Working Groups

To raise industry awareness and acceptance of through-water communications and encourage integration of these technologies in the oil and gas community, SWiG operates member-established Working Groups. These include:

Technology Capabilities - Identify technology capabilities and support their development
Standards - To develop a family of standards that support full interoperability between hardwired and wireless systems subsea
Subsea Technology Needs - Identify end user technology requirements for subsea communications
SWiG provides a forum for new ideas to be shared, and for business connections to be made. Members will be ahead of industry trends, setting the agenda for others to follow.

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