Office
of
Post
and
Telecommunications
to
Extend
Voice,
GSM
and
Data
Service
services
Across
French
Polynesia
May
11,
2010
iDirect
announced
that
the
Office
of
Post
and
Telecommunications
French
Polynesia
(OPT),
a
leading
telecommunications
provider
in
the Pacific Islands, has launched a new high-speed
satellite
broadband
network
based
on
iDirect’s
Evolution
platform.
The
network
will
introduce
expanded
voice,
GSM
and
Internet
coverage
to
remote
areas
of
French Polynesia, serving residential, enterprise,
government
and
maritime
customers.
iDirect
is a
world
leader
in
satellite-based
IP
communications
technology.
OPT’s
satellite
network
will
integrate
seamlessly
with
French
Polynesia’s
terrestrial
communications
infrastructure
to
extend
broadband
connectivity
to
outlying
villages.
With
the
region’s
population
scattered
across
approximately
118
islands,
the
network
will
provide
a
vital
communications
bridge
between
the
outermost
rural
islands
and
the
rest
of
the
island
chain.
Further,
thanks
to
the
recent
activation
of a
submarine
fiber
optic
cable
linking
French
Polynesia
with Hawaii, the satellite network can be used to
extend
global
communications
to
the
entire
island
chain,
enabling
advances
in
distance
learning,
telemedicine
and
commerce
throughout
the
region.
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