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ternet of Things.” But Skryseth and Ol- haul of the corporate parent, no small and software power like Kongsberg, the ivier Cadet, Vice President – Informa- feat. “We are working on the digital goals are not modest. “First and most tion Management System, Kongsberg strategy for all of Kongsberg, while si- important is to be the performance and

Maritime, contend that the key issue is multaneously setting up the new Kongs- ef? ciency partner for our customers,” less about the amount of data, and more berg Digital,” said Skryseth. As might said Skryseth. Work ongoing is focused about the proliferation of “Smart” data, be expected from a global electronics on bringing together the collective com- meaning the ability to take vast quanti- ties of information and put it to good use in your daily business operation.

Make no mistake, Kongsberg has its collective ? ngers on the pulse of vast quantities of data in this market, with more than 17,000 vessels and 10,000 oil wells today out? tted with Kongs- berg equipment and software solutions onboard.

“We collect a lot of data, and it is our job to ensure that we are building the right services and applications to lever- age this data,” said Cadet, “bringing dig- italization to the maritime and the O&G industries.”

But in a way, the evolution of Kongs- berg Digital transcends data, and truly is in step with the industry’s move toward looking at vessels and rigs at sea more holistically, in the view of its role in the transport and energy production chain.

“The boundaries of the industry are drastically changing,” said Cadet.

He explained that a company such as

Kongsberg used to be a provider of a single product delivered to ful? ll one function. But that is changing rapidly. “That product is now becoming ‘smart’ with layers of functionality.” For exam- ple, if you have a pipe laying vessel with a Kongberg DP system, you can have a pipe laying function; you can have a smart and connected next-gen DP sys- tem with the ability to remote in from shore. The next step really is the move toward real integrated operations, where the DP system is not simply helping its vessel keep position, but is interacting with the OSV next to it, with the ROV in the water, with the weather impacting your vessel … and the list goes on.

A Fast Start

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