Oil & Gas
Remote site connectivity — fixed wireless, LTE/5G, and satellite options sourced through supplier channels — plus mobile fleets for field crews, failover where downtime stops operations, and office networking, all managed through one desk.
The Problem
Connectivity products are built for businesses with a fixed urban address. Oil and gas operations run where the resource is — and that mismatch shows up the same four ways across most field programs.
Pads, batteries, and compressor stations often sit where wired networks were never built. Connectivity there is sourced differently — and a one-size urban contract fits none of it.
When a site link drops, monitoring, cameras, and the systems crews rely on go quiet. On some sites that pauses production; on others it becomes a safety conversation.
Field tickets, dispatch, lone-worker check-ins, and photos all ride on phones and tablets — on plans nobody has reviewed against where the operations actually moved.
Each site got connected by whoever could serve it at the time. Years later that means a stack of unrelated contracts, renewal dates, and support numbers nobody tracks in one place.
What We Arrange
For sites beyond wired networks, we source what can actually serve the coordinates: fixed wireless and LTE/5G where there is coverage, and satellite options through supplier channels where there is not. We confirm site-specific feasibility and install timelines with suppliers before you order, so the plan is built on what is available at that location — not what a brochure says.
Phones, tablets, and data plans for crews, matched to how the fleet is actually used — coverage checked against where your operations run, shared data where it makes sense, and line changes handled by one desk as crews scale up and down instead of whoever has time to sit on hold.
A second connection on a different network path — cellular backing a wired or fixed-wireless link, or satellite backing cellular — that takes over automatically. For sites where connectivity feeds monitoring, cameras, or safety check-ins, failover is the difference between an outage and a non-event.
The corporate office and the field offices that anchor a district still need dependable connectivity, voice, and networking. We benchmark those circuits, keep renewals on a calendar, and design them alongside the remote sites — one coherent inventory instead of a drawer of unrelated contracts.
When to Call the Desk
Connectivity belongs on the stand-up checklist. Sourcing options when the site is approved means crews arrive to a connected location, not a gap.
Camps need working internet for crews living on rotation — for operations and for morale. We source options sized for shared use at remote coordinates.
When check-ins, monitoring, or cameras make connectivity a safety matter, single-path links stop being acceptable. That is the moment to design failover deliberately.
Seasonal programs fit badly with always-on contracts. We look for terms that match how long a site actually runs, and keep end dates on a calendar.
How the Desk Works
Tell the desk a site is standing up and we handle the rest: source options across available supplier channels for those coordinates, confirm real install timelines, place the order, and chase the install so your operations team doesn't have to. Every site, line, and renewal sits in one inventory instead of a stack of unrelated contracts. How we evaluate and benchmark connectivity options is covered on our Business Internet page.
When you order through us, the supplier pays us a commission — you don't pay more by using SwitchU, and your pricing comes from the supplier. If staying with a current provider is the right call for a site, that's what we'll recommend. Operating in Alberta? Our Alberta page covers how we work in the province.
FAQ
Tell us about your sites — producing, standing up, or seasonal — and a SwitchU advisor will come back within one business day.