Redline Communications Group Inc., a Markham, Ont.-based provider of wireless network technology for the oil-and-gas industry, announced on Thursday a $2.6-million contract with an unnamed oil producer in the Middle East. Redline said in a press release the agreement was for the first phase of a wireless network that will facilitate automated processes for hundreds of oil wells. "We're pleased to see Redline providing the network infrastructure for yet another digital oilfield," Redline CEO Rob Williams said in the release. "Our customers continue to benefit from the...
Redline Communications Group Inc., a Toronto maker of wireless networks for projects in remote areas, said Tuesday it has reached a deal to purchase Santa Clara, Calif.-based PureWave Networks, which the company said will help it develop LTE capabilities. "LTE had been on Redline's technology development roadmap and we expect that the PureWave technology will accelerate the development of LTE-based capabilities for our networks," Redline CEO Rob Williams said in a release. Redline said it was paying $2 million in cash for PureWave. Redline provides its technology to sectors...