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OilComm 2012 takes place beginning on November 6-8, 2012 at the Houston Marriott Westchase, Huston, Texas. RigNet, a prominent global provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, will address future needs of the oil and gas industry as it speaks at the closing conference panel of OilComm 2012. The Company is also supporting OilComm 2012 through a premier sponsorship and will exhibit at the event. RigNet is exhibiting at OilComm indoors at stand number 503 and outdoors at exhibit OE15.

RigNet's Vice President of Global Engineering and Operations, Morten Hagland Hansen, will speak at the closing panel, which will focus on "Rig of the Future: Designing for the Next Generation" on Thursday, November 8 at 2:00p.m.

"While technology development moves quickly in the oilfield communications sector, innovation in the oil and gas industry also advances rapidly," said Hansen. "OilComm provides a platform to discuss the evolving requirements for satellite and network services in the future. It is a great opportunity to showcase the solutions RigNet provides customers in the field from drilling through production, both offshore and onshore, all around the globe."

RigNet is also sponsoring the Keynote Luncheon with Stephen Coty, Director of Threat Research at Alert Logic, Inc., entitled "Defending Against Your Worst Nightmare: Protecting Your Networks from External Threats". The session, which takes place on Wednesday, November 7 at 12:00p.m, will share best practices in securing critical data networks.