At a glance
Challenge
Noble clients and management need to be able to view operations at the remote platforms to manage operations and compliance.
Solution
Helin's Remote CCTV Manager: an effective remote CCTV monitoring solution with dedicated hardware, optimized video streams and Azure cloud technology.
Result
Improved collaboration between local crew and centralized management; Noble clients have secure and reliable access to dedicated video feeds.
Two challenges to monitoring live operations remotely via video
There are 2 main challenges to monitoring live operations remotely via video: connectivity and security.
Remote operations communicate with land via satellite. Satellite communication has a limited bandwidth and high latency. Standard monitoring solutions won't work in this situation. Advanced compression is required to reduce the bandwidth consumption to around 100 kbit/s for 8 cameras at a framerate of at least 5fps.
It's essential to keep operational data safe. That means the highest possible security standards are needed for data transfer and storage. At the same time, different user groups need to be able to access this data, internal Noble staff as well as managers at Noble's client. So, granting the right kind of access to the right people is important too.
A lightweight remote monitoring solution
We developed a lightweight remote monitoring solution that combines dedicated hardware, optimized video streams and Azure cloud technology. An offshore CCTV monitoring server records and stores high-resolution streams locally. Optimized resolution streams are offloaded and then stored in an MS Azure cloud environment. Only the right people can access the right data because of the integration with Active Directory.
- Live video streams, footage of remote operations available to any authorized person, at any location
- Cloud storage, temporary local storage, with optimized recordings stored in Azure and available to all authorized stakeholders
- Analytics & integration, native analytics create automated alerts based on selected events in the video stream, with additional analytics added as required
Improved efficiency, safety and compliance
Helin's Remote CCTV Manager improves the efficiency and safety of Noble's offshore operations. Operational knowledge and experience are shared over their whole fleet of rigs. This is an essential tool that allows Noble to stay in visual control of their remote assets, from any location, at any time.
- Compliance, CCTV data is available to Noble's clients as required, in a secure and scalable manner
- Optimized bandwidth, compression and optimization lead to a minimum consumption of satellite bandwidth
- Managed service, the whole solution is provided as a managed service, resulting in minimum overhead for Noble
- Detection analytics, automatic event detection makes using recordings for training, HSE briefings and analysis easy
Getting started with Remote CCTV Manager
Are you looking to increase visibility of your remote assets? Do you need a secure, bandwidth-efficient way to stream video from the field to shore? Remote CCTV Manager might be exactly what you're looking for.
Get in touch for an introduction call to see how Remote CCTV Manager can help you stay in visual control of your remote operations.
Published Aug 17, 2026 · 5 min read