OADM to Take Sting Out of Hurricane

摘要

Lucky for us the 2006 hurricane season was a drizzle compared to the downpour of '05. No one smart thinks that's; going" to last, least of all the offshore oil community, which knows how essential to survival reliable communication is during galloping gales. The eventual repeat of a catastrophic hurricane season has forced offshore oil and gas providers to turn to OADM (optical add/drop multiplexer) technology in an attempt to stem what oil services provider Schlumberger tags the loss of more than $1 billion every year to unplanned events.