WFS Technologies, founded in 2003, offers subsea wireless solutions for communications, control, and video streaming, utilizing technologies like radio, acoustic, and free space optics. Their flagship product, the Viewtooth® subsea wireless camera, enables robust and flexible streaming of live video from underwater environments, enhancing operations such as inspection, maintenance, and construction. The company is a member of the Subsea Wireless Group, promoting open standards and hybrid systems for improved interoperability in the oil and gas industry.

1. Viewtooth ®
Subsea Wireless Video Camera

2. WFS Background
WFS Technologies
 Founded 2003
 Privately held
 UK & USA
Wireless Solutions in Subsea for;
 Communications
 Control
 Video and Voice streaming
 Navigation
 Power transfer
Field proven product
 Projects in N Sea, GoM & SE Asia

3. WFS Global network

4. Subsea Wireless Technologies
Subsea Wireless Technologies
WFS is a member of the Subsea Wireless Group, an oil and gas industry body
established to support the application of subsea wireless technologies.
• Promotion of open standards to enable interoperability
• Technologies: Radio, Acoustic, Free Space Optics
• Promoting development and deployment of hybrid systems
• SWiG radio standard due June 2013 based on SIIS (Subsea Instrumentation Interface Standard) and 802.15.4
(WirelessHART; ISA100)
www.subseawirelessgroup.com

5. Subsea Wireless Technologies
Bandwidth Range Power Consumption Latency Directionality Interoperability
Acoustic LOW MED/LONG LOW/MED HIGH UP TO 180° NONE
Hybrid Acoustic/RF LOW/HIGH SHORT/MED/LONG LOW/MED LOW NONE
RF HIGH SHORT/MED LOW/MED LOW OMNI SWIG COMPLIANT
DIRECTIONAL
(360°)
Hybrid RF/FSO HIGH SHORT/MED LOW/MED LOW NONE
FSO HIGH SHORT/MED LOW/MED LOW UP TO 180° NONE
Tolerance RF/Acoustic RF/Optical Acoustic/Optical
Biofouling Y Y N
EM/ROV noise Y N Y
Acoustic noise Y Y Y
Turbidity Y Y N
Gas bubbles Y Y N
Seabed penetration Y Y N
Multipath Y Y N
Long and short range Y N Y
High and low bitrate Y Y Y
Omni-directional Y Y N

6. WFS Technology
• Viewtooth® relies on the
capabilities of seatooth®
• Transmits data through-water at
medium range and enables highly
accurate navigation and location.
• Communicates reliably where
traditional underwater comms can
suffer poor performance:
• acoustic noise
• presence of contaminants
• shallow water
• congested or turbid waters

7. WFS Product Range
Seatooth S100: Seatooth S200:
Compact, low power Longer range, low bandwidth
• Wireless: Modem, Datalogger, • Wireless Modem, Wireless Location
Controller and Positioning
• Bandwidth: 2.4kbps • Bandwidth: 10bps – 8kbps
• Seawater Range: 1.5-3m • Seawater Range: 10–40m,
• Antenna: Internal (External option) (up to 500m through air)
• Datalogger: 8MB of non-volatile • Antenna: External 0.5–2m
memory

8. WFS Product Range
Seatooth S300: Viewtooth:
Broadband, short range Streaming Video
• Wireless Controller, Datalogger, • Subsea Wireless Camera
Modem, Video streaming • Bandwidth: 75kbps & 156 kbps
• Bandwidth: 25 kbps– 156kbps • Seawater Range: 4 – 7m
• Seawater Range: 4 – 8m • Antenna: Internal (External option)
• Antenna: External 0.5–1m (Internal • Fixed, Pan-Tilt-Zoom options
option) • 350m or 4000m depth-rated
 High speed Wireless data recovery
 Hot stab and “right-first-time”
 High performance Wireless connector intervention operations
 Wireless networking in subsea machines  Subsea construction projects
 Support for replacement of ROV tools
at depth

9. Subsea Wireless - Applications in O&G
– Safety
• High-reliability connectors for LMRP/BOP
 Wireless data + power to avoid wet mating
• Store and retrieve data locally
Wireless Black Box Recorder
• Avoid ROV umbilical snag
Wireless Video Camera replaces 2nd ROV
– Improved efficiency
Wireless Cathodic Protection Monitoring
• Faster Data Recovery
 Wireless data logger
• Faster hot stabs
Wireless Video Camera
• Control of subsea rotating machines
 Wireless slip ring (data + power)
• Reflash software, trouble-shooting
 Wireless sensors & SCMs
– Integrity Management
• Retrofit integrity management sensors
 Wireless Pipeline and Riser sensors Wireless Slip Ring for Decommissioning Operations

10. Subsea Wireless – Applications
• Consumer
– Water sports equipment
control
– Swimming pools control
– Swimmer training information
– Diver wireless networks
– Diver communications and
location
Wireless Control for Motorised Surf Boards

11. Viewtooth®
Subsea Wireless Camera
Viewtooth®: • Benefit of wireless camera:
– Robust
The world’s first subsea camera using
– Flexible
wireless technology to stream moving images
– Less susceptible to snagging
underwater or cable damage
• Compact & Portable – Rapidly deployed for fixed or
• Easy to set up and operate ROV mounted monitoring of
• Depth rated to 12000 ft. subsea installations
• Up to 20 ft range
• Camera/receiver deployed by or mounted on ROV
or other asset. Streams live video back, wirelessly, to
another data collection point
• The latest generation offers extended
communication range, and full ocean depth
deployment capability.
• Supports Offshore, Survey, Decommissioning,
Research, Diving, Security industries

12. Viewtooth®
Subsea Wireless Camera
• Standard system
– Camera: Fixed
Fixed Viewtooth®
PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom)
– Depth rating: 350m (Delrin)
4,000 (Nitronic steel or Kevlar/Fibre Glass)
– Antenna: External 0.75m
– Lighting: Internal LED ring on Fixed camera
– Battery: Internal, 8hr life, rechargeable
• Options
– Depth rating: 100m; 8,000m
– Antenna: Internal (reduced range)
Pan-Tilt-Zoom Viewtooth®
– Power Management: Internal wireless controller – 1mA standby
– Lighting: External spotlights
– Clamps Mechanical, magnetic,
– Battery pack: Internal, 24hr life, rechargeable
External option
– Skid Integrated lighting, battery, deployment
system

13. Viewtooth®
Subsea Wireless Camera
viewtooth® video:
H.264 format , file output .asf format
Fixed Viewtooth®
10 frames-per-second
Using 78kbps:- Resolution = CIF (352x288)
Using 156kbps:- Resolution = 2CIF (704x288)
Data Interfaces : Standard: Ethernet, Optional: RS485
Data Rate 78 or156 kbps
Power Supply Standard: Internal 24V
Pan-Tilt-Zoom Viewtooth®
Optional: External 24V
Optional: 24V output for external lights

14. Viewtooth® Applications
Subsea Wireless Camera
IRM (Inspection, Repair, Maintenance)
• 2nd perspective during hot stabs:
– avoids need for 2nd ROV
• ROV stands off at safe distance
– e.g. strong currents Master antenna
• ROV pilot training
• Record of activities around an asset
 improved safety Junction box
 reduced time to repair
Viewtooth® Trials on Schilling UDH ROV
 reduced damage to assets
 smaller deployment vessels
Environmental monitoring
• Monitor for leaks post-commissioning
• Monitor sea chests and seawater intakes

15. Viewtooth® Applications
Subsea Wireless Camera
Diver Safety
– Effective remote monitoring of an area deemed “unsafe for
human divers”
– Additional perspective for dive supervisor in critical situations
(Safety increased with better view, but minimum team deployed)
– Deployed and operational in a short time in case of an incident
Subsea Construction Support
– Cost effective 360° view for subsea construction projects, e.g.
assisting in the landing of manifolds or BOPs
– Temporary installations as required
– Wireless network of Viewtooth® systems
• WiFi Zone’ around construction sites
» Site monitoring
» Sensor and controller communications

16. Viewtooth®
Subsea Wireless Video Camera
For more information, please visit www.wfs-tech.com