Pak Datacom Selects
iDirect Satellite Communications Platform to Expand Broadband Services in
Pakistan
(19 June 2007) Direct Technologies, a
global provider of satellite-based broadband communications solutions and the
US satellite communications arm of Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited,
today announced a new contract with Pak Datacom Ltd., a subsidiary of Telecom
Foundation and the leading satellite network operator in Pakistan and
Bangladesh.
Pak Datacom has acquired an iDirect universal 5IF
iNFINITI satellite hub and 25 iDirect Series 3100 remote routers to expand its
broadband communications services.
With iDirect's universal platform,
Pak Datacom plans to grow its GSM backhaul service for cellular operators,
expand remote connectivity to commercial and government organisations and help
banking institutions and other extended enterprises replace dedicated SCPC
links with an integrated satellite network. Pak Datacom currently manages more
than 100 domestic and international high-speed data circuits operating via
satellite.
iDirect's universal satellite platform enables Pak Datacom to
deliver a complete range of network applications across any communications
protocol, including voice, video and data communications. With the iDirect
platform, Pak Datacom can also maximise bandwidth allocation. iDirect hubs can
configure networks starting at 64 kb/s and scale up to 18 Mb/s in 1 kb/s
increments with an approximate 98 percent payload efficiency based on
instantaneous conditions.
"As our satellite business grows, Pak Datacom
needed a universal platform to support our diverse range of customers and
centralise network management. With iDirect, we can provide the highest quality
connectivity regardless of bandwidth requirement, location, business
application, satellite band or topology. Our goal is to provide every customer
with the specific communications solutions they require, based on the best
technology available while paying vigilant attention to our customers' bottom
line." Ali Bajwa, Senior General Manager, Pak Datacom
"Pak Datacom is
wisely responding to the accelerating adoption of satellite communications in
Pakistan. As connectivity needs grow and diversify, Pak Datacom is investing in
a universal platform that can efficiently handle increased traffic and support
virtually any application from remote connectivity to disaster recovery."
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)