Global
Crossing
Launches
Next-Generation
Satellite
Network
in
Brazil
April
6,
2010
Global
Crossing
has
launched
a
next-generation
satellite
network
based
on
iDirect’s
platform
to
support
Brazilian
Internet
Service
Providers
(ISPs)
and
enterprises.
Global
Crossing
has
purchased
an
iDirect
Series
15000
universal
satellite
hub
along
with
an
initial
order
of
600
X3
satellite
remotes,
with
plans
to
expand
its
service
to
as
many
as
2,000
sites.
iDirect
is a
world
leader
in
satellite-based
IP
communications
technology.
Global
Crossing
is
extending
the
reach
of
its
fiber-based
terrestrial
network
to
help
ISPs
reach
new
subscribers
located
among
South
America’s
extreme
terrain.
Global
Crossing
selected
iDirect’s
Evolution
platform
to
replace
its
incumbent
satellite
network
and
upgrade
to
DVB-S2
capabilities
to
meet
South
America’s
high
bandwidth
demands
and
rapidly
growing
enterprise
market.
The
company
needed
to
ensure
higher
Quality
of
Service
and
chose
iDirect
after
a
thorough
evaluation
phase
testing
DVB-S2
systems
that
lasted
several
months.
The
iDirect
platform
also
improves
integration
of
customers
in
more
than
400
cities
in
45
countries
that
have
terrestrial
links
to
the
Global
Crossing
Network.
Global
Crossing
will
benefit
from
several
of
the
platform’s
key
features,
such
as
minimal
round-trip
time
which
provides
customers
with
improved
performance.
In
addition,
Global
Crossing
can
leverage
the
platform
to
reduce
jitter,
the
time
variation
or
latency
of a
signal,
which
is
critical
for
conserving
satellite
resources
and
providing
high-quality
voice
and
video
services.
“The
next-generation
infrastructure
provided
by
iDirect
will
allow
us
to
offer
superior
connectivity
to
meet
growing
customer
demands.
This
means
greater
availability,
more
traffic
capacity,
minimized
delays
and
enhanced
jitter
control
–
all
essential
to
supporting
our
converged
services
strategy.”
said
Pablo
Yanez,
Switch
Data
Product
Vice
President,
Latin
America,
Global
Crossing
