BT
Upgrades
EMEA
Satellite
Network
July
20,
2010
BT,
is
upgrading
its
EMEA
satellite
network
infrastructure
to
iDirect’s
Evolution
platform.
With
the
upgrade
to
Evolution,
BT
can
now
operate
its
satellite
network
more
efficiently
for
finance,
oil
and
gas,
and
government
customers.
BT
plans
to
complete
the
migration
of
its
customers
to
iDirect
Evolution
X3
remotes
during
the
remainder
of
2010.
iDirect
is a
world
leader
in
satellite-based
IP
communications
technology.
With
Evolution,
BT’s
network
upgrade
will
provide
customers
with
improved
quality
of
service
and
give
the
company
additional
capacity
to
offer
its
BT
Satellite
IP services
to a
broader
customer
base.
The
company,
which
has
one
of
the
most
comprehensive
coverage
areas
of
any
terrestrial
Multi
Protocol
Label
Switching
(MPLS)
network,
will
use
the
iDirect
platform
to
extend
that
reach
even
further
and
provide
integrated
and
reliable
connectivity
for
a
wide
range
of
enterprise
customers,
regardless
of
location
or
access
to
terrestrial
infrastructure.
The
network
is
based
on
iDirect’s
Evolution
platform,
designed
to
support
remote
IP
applications
that
connect
branches
of
multinational
corporations,
introduce
core
communications
infrastructure
for
rural
areas,
and
extend
government
and
education
initiatives
to
remote
populations.
BT
is
an
early
adopter
of
iDX
2.1,
iDirect’s
latest
software
upgrade
to
its
Evolution
product
line.
The
efficiency
gains
and
scalability
improvements
of
iDX
2.1
combine
with
the
core
capabilities
of
Evolution
and
iDX
2.0
to
provide
BT
with
greater
bandwidth
efficiencies
and
service
flexibility.
These
improvements
give
BT
the
flexibility
to
support
a
wide
range
of
more
bandwidth-intensive
enterprise
applications
including
Virtual
Private
Networks
(VPN),
Voice
over
IP
(VoIP)
and
videoconferencing.
“Major
telecom
carriers
like
BT
use
iDirect’s
platform
to
meet
growing
enterprise
needs
by
building
next-generation
IP
communications
networks.
These
networks
must
deliver
seamless
and
guaranteed
global
connectivity,
supporting
voice,
data
and
video
applications
in
any
business,
geographical
or
communications
environment.
BT
was
one
of
iDirect’s
very
first
European
customers
and
they
continue
to
rely
on
our
platform
today.”
said,,
Steve
Tunnicliffe
Regional
Vice
President,
Europe,
iDirect
