LUMA™ Subsea Wireless Broadband

Hydromea's LUMA™ subsea wireless broadband creates a high-bandwidth subsea WLAN around an asset, plugged into the field's existing communications backbone. An AUV entering the coverage zone handshakes with the onshore control room and can be taken over by a remote pilot for live inspection or intervention, effectively turning the AUV into a tetherless ROV without vessel support.

Data from subsea sensors and AUVs is streamed into the operator's cloud environment and dashboards with low latency. The company cites lower OPEX through fewer vessel days, improved HSSE, lower CO2 footprint and higher asset uptime. A news item reports Hydromea and Equinor achieved a subsea-to-satellite link.