New and emerging digital oilfield applications hold the promise of dramatically improved safety and operational efficiency in all phases of the upstream oil and gas (OAndG) market. At a time when OAndG prices have fallen to less than half their former levels, those improved efficiencies might mean the difference between survival and bankruptcy for some struggling exploration and production (EAndP) firms. Video surveillance, remote conferencing, smart drilling, crew welfare, and automation and control functions, as well as asset management and predictive maintenance, are all possible today?as long as reliable, high bandwidth, low latency communications are available. Historically, satellite service has filled the communications needs of OAndG operators and their service providers, but today, competing and supplementary technologies can be combined and used. While satellite will continue to be a leading technology, production sites expected to be operational for several decades may now find better economics in fixed fiber or wireless technologies. Moreover, the addition of Wi-Fi hotspots to well pads and the provision of smart connected devices like phones or tablets can make field crews more efficient. According to Navigant Research, the global market for communications subscription services (satellite and cellular) and equipment (fiber, point-to-point/point-to-multipoint, Wi-Fi, and handheld radios) for the upstream OAndG market is expected to reach just over $1.5 billion in 2016 and 2017. This Navigant Research report provides a comprehensive review of the outlook for communications infrastructure and services for digital oilfield applications. The study provides forecasts of drilling and production sites for both onshore and offshore environments, as well as the number of service fleet vessels. Regional considerations are outlined, and the major communications technologies employed in digital oilfields are described. The report also examines the market sizes of both communications equipment and subscription services tied to upstream OAndG sites and profiles the key vendors and service providers.