History

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Cellular One, Broadpoint's heritage dates back more than 27 years to the early days of two-way radio, cellular and satellite communications in the Gulf of Mexico.  It was formed by the merger of PetroCom, SOLA Communications and Coastel Communications in January 2007.  By these three companies joining together, they offer a greater variety of easy and flexable industry-leading communication services to customers in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond.

Among the highlights in our rich heritage:

  • First to introduce satellite communications in the Gulf of Mexico
  • First to introduce a combined cellular/satellite communications network
  • First to launch and operate Digital GSM/GPRS/EDGE network over satellite