Malaysian Satellite
Operator ScopeTel Standardises Services On iDirect Platform
(29 April 2008) iDirect, Inc
(iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems) and a world leader in
satellite-based IP communications technology, announced today a contract with
ScopeTel Sdn. Bhd., a major provider of satellite-based telecommunication and
networking solutions headquartered in Malaysia.
The contract
includes the purchase of an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Hub, Web Optimizer
and multiple iNFINITI 3000 and iNFINITI 5000 Series Satellite
Routers.
ScopeTel will consolidate its current customer networks onto
iDirect's satellite communications platform in an effort to increase bandwidth
efficiency and simplify network management. The operator will replace its
Single Channel Per Carrier (SCPC) systems with a shared Time Division Multiple
Access (TDMA) platform and integrate customer networks that span multiple
topologies and vertical markets, including the maritime, oil and gas,
enterprise, government and education sectors. In addition, ScopeTel plans to
leverage the iDirect platform to support virtual network operators (VNOs)
across Southeast Asia that are seeking to establish private satellite networks
in the region.
"By standardising on the iDirect platform, ScopeTel is
able to reduce its operating expenses and expand into growing markets through
critical new functionality. This important decision is a strategic investment
in the future of our business." En. Abdul Rahman SHAKOR, President and CEO,
ScopeTel Sdn. Bhd.
"ScopeTel serves an array of industries that are
vital to the region's prosperity. iDirect looks forward to helping ScopeTel
expand its services and contribute to the economic growth of Malaysia and
Southeast Asia." Richard ALWANI, Sales Director, South East Asia,
iDirect
iDirect (iDirect), a subsidiary of VT Systems, is transforming
the way the world gets and stays connected. The company's satellite-based IP
communications technology enables constant connectivity for voice, video and
data applications in diverse and challenging environments. These include
extending private networks to remote offices; supporting mobile connectivity
across land, sea and air; providing rural telephony and Internet broadband; and
maintaining communications in the wake of disasters and network failures. The
iDirect Intelligent Platform integrates advanced technology into iDirect's
portfolio of hubs, routers and network management software to address the
growing complexity of deploying and managing global IP networks. With more than
13 years of global satellite communications experience, iDirect serves
customers in 50 countries through a diverse network of channel partners,
including some of the largest satellite providers, operators and carriers in
the world and seven of the World Teleport Association's Global Top Ten.
Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, iDirect has offices in Europe, Asia, Middle
East, Africa and Latin America.
VT Systems 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.
(source:
iDirect)
