China Unicom builds the first marine 5G network in the South China Sea

CTOnews.com, October 27, CTOnews.com learned from China Unicom that recently, Guangdong Unicom and CNOOC Information Technology Co., Ltd. have cooperated deeply to build a 5G full coverage network in CNOOC Xijiang operation area, which is also the first 5G marine network in the South China Sea.

According to reports, the "new integration" of sea and land microwaves and 5G has realized the data exchange and production monitoring between the offshore drilling platform and the land control center 124 kilometers away, which has greatly improved the reliability of the network.

With the help of 5G special network, when typhoon and other extreme weather comes, CNOOC Emergency Command Center can realize remote control and remote operation of the drilling platform. After the evacuation of the staff, remote power control, self-starting sea pipe replacement, 5G link backup can still be realized, and according to the changes of typhoon, automatic output adjustment and remote recovery can be realized to minimize the impact of typhoon on production.

China Unicom said that the new mode of operation of 5G intelligent offshore oilfields has greatly enhanced the manufacturing capacity of offshore oil and gas equipment, enabled the transformation and upgrading of intelligent marine applications, and has practical significance that can be copied and popularized and used for reference. it not only provides a new path for exploring industrial localization and industrial digitization, but also provides new ideas for the future research and development of marine equipment and the exploration of marine scenes.