Talia
Introduces
iDirect-Based
VSAT
Consumer
Internet
Service
for
Middle
East,
Africa
and
Europe
March
2,
2010
VT
iDirect,
Inc.
announced
that
Talia
Limited,
has
launched
Talia
Home,
a
consumer-focused
Internet
and
telephone
communications
service
for
subscribers
in
the
Middle
East,
Africa
and
Europe.
Talia
Home
is
powered
by
iDirect
Evolution
technology
and
offers
a
highly
reliable
service
at
an
affordable
rate,
bringing
connectivity
to
those
who
could
not
previously
afford
a
satellite-based
service.
iDirect
is a
world
leader
in
satellite-based
IP
communications
technology.
Talia
Home
is a
Ku-band
service,
running
on
SES
Worldskies
NSS-12
in
the
Middle
East
and
Europe,
and
Telesat
Telstar
11N
in
Africa.
Individual
user
services
start
from
as
low
as
$50
per
month
for
an
uncapped
service,
with
business
and
enterprise
services
as
upgrade
options.
Complete
hardware
bundles,
consisting
of
antenna,
BUC,
LNB,
and
iDirect
Evolution
X3
remote,
are
available
from
Talia
from
as
low
as
$599.
Connecting
the
world:
Talia
Voice
with
Talia
Home
All
Talia
Home
services
include
access
to
Talia
Voice,
a
Voice
over
IP
service
designed
to
work
in
concert
with
VSAT
services.
Inexpensive
worldwide
calling
as
well
as
incoming
call
services
are
available
through
a
pre-paid
voucher
system,
and
network
resources
required
for
call
quality
are
included
in
the
per
minute
cost.
iDirect
technology
powers
Talia
Home
In a
multi-million
dollar
agreement,
iDirect's
Evolution
technology
sits
at
the
heart
of
Talia
Home,
enabling
Talia
to
ensure
affordable,
high
quality
connectivity
and
guarantee
reliable
Service
Level
Agreements.
The
performance
of
the
iDirect
Evolution
platform,
iDirect’s
Group
Quality
of
Service
technology
and
forthcoming
advancements
to
the
platform
were
all
factors
in
Talia’s
decision.
“Talia
Home
brings
a
reliable
Internet
connection
to
users
who
most
need
it
in
the
Middle
East,
Africa
and
Europe.
iDirect
gives
us
the
flexibility
to
share
bandwidth
across
a
large
area
while
keeping
operating
costs
at a
minimum
so
we
can
introduce
connectivity
to a
greater
number
of
people
at a
price
they
can
more
readily
afford.”
said
Alan
AFrasiab
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Talia
”We
are
proud
that
Talia
has
selected
iDirect's
platform
to
introduce
a
consumer
service
designed
to
bring
connectivity
to
populations
currently
without
basic
Internet
access.
Talia
is
taking
a
critical
step
forward
by
introducing
a
large-scale
consumer
service
with
a
far
reaching
footprint.
The
key
to
this
service’s
success
is
affordability
and
reliability
–
two
important
standards
that
have
become
hallmarks
of
the
iDirect
platform.”
said,
Stephen
Tunnicliffe,
Vice
President,
Europe,
iDirect
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