iDirect Installs
First Satellite Hub in China
(18 June 2007) iDirect Technologies
(iDirect), a global provider of satellite-based broadband communications
solutions and the US satellite communications arm of Singapore Technologies
Electronics Limited, today announced that PetroChina's Bureau of Geophysics
(BGP) Oil/Gas Exploration Group, a division of China National Petroleum Group
(CNPC), has chosen iDirect's satellite communications platform to handle a
variety of IP- based satellite broadband requirements.
The deal
represents iDirect's first satellite hub installation in China. BGP is a leader
in the exploration of oil and gas prospecting and development in China and
around the world.
BGP will implement iDirect's satellite platform to
manage its global exploration efforts, which include geophysical prospecting,
seismic data centres, geological research and information services. The iDirect
satellite hub will be located in China's Hebei province and will connect to
remotes dispersed throughout the Middle East. The deal was secured through
Beijing UNIAT Science & Technology Co., Ltd., an iDirect channel partner in
China.
"It's an honour to work with iDirect to establish a satellite hub
for China's largest oil and gas company. iDirect's satellite platform provides
both the most efficient bandwidth and the highest quality performance
available. It's the right choice for BGP to maximise its investment in
satellite communications." Mei Yu, General Manager, Beijing UNIAT Science &
Technology Co., Ltd.
"iDirect is excited to partner with BGP to deliver
a satellite network platform that can handle any application, weather condition
and geographical environment. And we are grateful to UNIAT for its effort in
securing our first hub installation in China. The opportunity for satellite
communications in China is vast, and we are confident high-profile companies
like PetroChina recognise the unique technology and business value of iDirect's
satellite solutions." Andrew Bond-Webster, Regional Vice President and Managing
Director, Asia, iDirect.
iDirect Technologies, a company of VT Systems
Inc, designs, develops, and markets satellite-based broadband access solutions
targeted at the enterprise, government, carrier and educational sectors that
have the need for fast, flexible, and geographically dispersed two-way
internet/intranet access. The company has developed technology solutions that
combine high performance, world-wide availability, ease of installation, high
reliability, and low cost to end customers. In addition, iDirect solutions
offer unprecedented efficiencies, increased revenue opportunities and higher
per customer gross margins to satellite network operators. iDirect was awarded
the 2005 World Teleport Association Teleport Technology of the year, the
Innovation & Technology of the Year by The ISCe Advisory Board, and named
number one in the Deloitte & Touche Virginia Technology Fast 50 list of the
fastest-growing U.S. technology companies. iDirect operates its corporate
headquarters in Herndon, Virginia and has regional offices in Europe, Asia, and
covering Latin America.
VT Systems Inc and its subsidiaries are
preferred providers of engineering solutions, products, integrated systems, and
services in the Americas across the core business areas of marine, aerospace,
electronics and land systems. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, VT Systems
operates throughout North America and offers a broad range of proven innovative
services to both the commercial and government sectors. VT Systems is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
ST
Electronics, the electronics arm of ST Engineering, delivers innovative system
solutions to government, commercial, defence, and industrial customers
world-wide. It specialises in the design, development and integration of
advanced electronics systems, such as broadband radio frequency and satellite
communication, e-government solutions, information communications technologies,
rail and traffic management, real-time command and control, training and
simulation, intelligent building management, and information security and
mobile commerce solutions.
(source: iDirect Technologies)