ST Engineering iDirect and
MEASAT Reaffirm Partnership with Significant Network
Expansion to Power Next Generation HTS Satellite
July 12, 2022
ST Engineering iDirect
announced that Malaysian satellite operator MEASAT, is
significantly expanding its iDirect Evolution-based
satellite network to deliver a plethora of services to
enterprises and communities located in rural and
ultra-rural areas across Malaysia. MEASAT-3d, launched
on June 22, 2022, will provide C, Ku and Ka-band HTS
capacity so that users will be able to enjoy high-speed
broadband regardless of their location within Malaysia.
The contract was sealed in partnership with Datacom, a
regional service integrator and long-term partner of ST
Engineering iDirect, that will carry out the upgrade,
activation and support of the network.
MEASAT-3dThe Evolution
platform already underpins MEASAT’s network which serves
thousands of remote sites across Malaysia, making it one
of the largest globally deployed networks. This upgrade
will now expand delivery of consumer and enterprise
broadband services for farms & plantations, community
Wi-Fi broadband for rural underserved regions, cellular
backhaul to MNOs, government and soon land & maritime
mobility services. The Evolution platform supports
MEASAT’s true multiservice offerings.
As MEASAT increases its
capabilities and service offerings, the consistent
reliability, efficiency and high performance of the
Evolution network gives MEASAT the experience and
confidence to expand the platform to deliver MEASAT-3d’s
HTS services with speeds up to 100 Mbps to the broadest
spectrum of users, from home consumer all the way to
high-end enterprise. It will mark a tenfold increase in
satellite broadband capacity as the use of broadband for
education, government, cellular connectivity, land
mobility, economic activity and social interaction
accelerates. MEASAT benefits significantly from the
DVB-S2X efficiencies over the Evolution platform which
maximizes operations for various markets through the
flexible iQ Modem Series.
“Having operated the
Evolution platform for years, we are well-acquainted
with its multi-band, multiservice capability,
scalability, flexibility and efficiency as well as its
ease of management,” said Jeevan Rao, Associate Vice
President, Network Engineering & Operations, MEASAT.
“The Quality of Service capabilities within the platform
allow us to differentiate and manage different Service
Level Agreements and services for our customers, no
matter how simple or complex their needs may be. With
the launch of MEASAT-3d, our next-generation HTS
satellite, we want this level of performance to
continue. And, with the Evolution platform, we are
confident that our network will go from strength to
strength as we grow our CONNECTme broadband customer
base to connect more users in hard-to-reach areas and
promote digital inclusion for all, across multiple
markets.”
Measat
“Building on our strong,
leading partnership with MEASAT, we look forward to
their continued successful rollout of services over this
latest addition to the MEASAT fleet,” said John Arnold,
Regional Vice President, Asia, ST Engineering iDirect.
“Enabled by our partner Datacom, this expansion program
will significantly expand the network and deployment
size on MEASAT-3d. We know how much Quality of Service,
ease of operations, scalability and efficiency means to
MEASAT and we are confident that we can exceed their
expectations and deliver an efficient, flexible solution
that addresses such a wide range of markets and users.”
“Datacom is delighted that
our long-term partner, ST Engineering iDirect, has its
top tier technology integrated into MEASAT-3d, the next
generation satellite in MEASAT’s fleet at the 91.5°E
hotslot,” said Boris Ng, Chief Executive Officer,
Datacom System International. “Our mission is to provide
the best-in-class HTS gateways with baseband solutions
for MEASAT, including services and support to ensure a
highly resilient network is deployed.”
