Rig
AcquiredFounded 2001 · 249 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
RigNet, now part of Viasat energy services, provides managed communications, secure IIoT networks, and the Intelie Live machine learning analytics platform for connecting and monitoring distributed sites and remote operational assets. It serves industries that rely on remote operations, with a focus on oil & gas.
Also known as RigNet · Viasat energy services
Investors · 3
Company profile
researched Aug 2026RigNet, operating as Viasat energy services, supplies communications, connectivity security and data analytics services for organizations with distributed sites and remote operational assets. Its managed communications services connect remote sites and assets, with the company positioning the offering around a combination of cost, quality, service, reliability and data security against network threats. For customers whose sites and assets are already IP-connected, RigNet provides secure industrial IoT networks that collect safety, security and productivity data.
The company's analytics layer is Intelie Live (also referred to as Intelie by Viasat), a machine learning and AI analytics platform intended for customers whose sites are already enabled for large-scale data collection through IIoT connectivity and communications infrastructure. The platform is presented as delivering real-time operational intelligence from remote operations, including visibility into critical events, project-level status insights and guidance on potential operational improvements. RigNet describes its portfolio as a staged path through connectivity, IIoT data collection and machine learning analytics.
Business model
RigNet sells managed services to industrial customers, combining managed communications and network security, secure IIoT data-collection networks, and the Intelie Live machine learning analytics platform, with customer engagements initiated through consultations on digital transformation.
Latest developments
RigNet operates as Viasat energy services, with its analytics platform branded Intelie by Viasat.
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Market position
The company describes itself as a leading networking provider for connecting and securing sites and operational assets in industries that rely on remote operations, and states that Intelie Live has large-scale oil and gas deployments.
Technology
Managed communications networks for remote and distributed sites; secure industrial IoT networks that gather safety, security and productivity data; and Intelie Live, a machine learning and AI analytics platform that converts site and asset data into real-time operational intelligence, event awareness and project insights.
Go-to-market
Direct engagement through the company's website, including scheduling a digital transformation consultation, with solutions packaged by vertical market.
Industries that depend on remote operations and distributed assets, with named vertical markets of oil and gas, maritime and government.
Geography
The company positions its vertical solutions for global industrial value chains.
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsRigNet's website states that RigNet is now Viasat energy services, and its Intelie analytics platform is branded Intelie by Viasat.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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primary sources listed
- Rigrig.net · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Rig do?
- RigNet, now Viasat energy services, provides managed communications, secure IIoT networks and machine learning analytics for remote operations.
- Who are Rig's investors?
- Rig's investors include Escalate Capital Partners, Houston Ventures, Millennium Technology Value Partners.