Telenor
Satellite
Broadcasting
Launches
Next-Generation
VSAT
Network
October
13,
2010
Telenor
Satellite
Broadcasting
has
launched
a
next-generation
satellite
network.
The
operator’s
new
network
makes
valuable
satellite
capacity
available
to
the
region’s
service
providers.
To
power
the
network,
TSBc
has
purchased
an
iDirect
Universal
5IF
Hub
and
installed
it
at
its
Nittedal
teleport
near
Oslo,
Norway.
TSBc’s
Evolution
network
will
support
a
variety
of
Virtual
Network
Operator
(VNO)
customers
who
are
looking
to
expand
operations
and
capture
new
opportunities
in
EMEA.
On
land,
the
network
offers
always-on,
dedicated
IP
broadband
over
satellite
for
service
providers
to
extend
terrestrial
networks
and
deliver
business-critical
Internet,
voice
and
data
connectivity
to
remote
areas
for
enterprise,
government
and
military
customers
in
the
Middle
East.
TSBc’s
network
will
also
support
service
providers
in
Europe’s
rapidly
growing
maritime
industry,
enabling
high-quality,
two-way
dedicated
and
shared
satellite
services
for
a
range
of
vessel
applications
across
a
wide
coverage
area.
TSBc’s
network
is
powered
by
iDX
2.0,
iDirect’s
latest
software
release
for
its
Evolution
product
line.
iDX
2.0’s
efficiency
and
scalability
improvements
combine
with
Evolution’s
next-generation
bandwidth
optimization,
allowing
TSBc
to
support
bandwidth-intensive
applications
while
maximizing
its
space
segment
so
the
operator
can
continue
to
grow.
With
Evolution’s
built-in
feature
set,
TSBc’s
VNO
customers
can
offer
more
reliable
services
to
their
target
verticals.
To
bolster
service
quality
for
maritime
applications,
for
example,
iDirect’s
Adaptive
Coding
and
Modulation
(ACM)
technology
automatically
optimizes
link
availability
during
adverse
weather
conditions
—
ensuring
maximum
network
uptime
for
critical
operational
and
productivity
functions.
And
to
meet
the
stringent
security
requirements
of
today’s
enterprise,
government
and
military
applications,
iDirect’s
advanced
embedded
encryption
technology
ensures
that
all
sensitive
data
traveling
across
the
network
remains
protected.
“TSBc
has
seen
an
increasing
demand
for
VNO
services
in
the
EMEA
region
and
has
already
signed
the
first
VNO
contracts
with
existing
iDirect
service
providers.
We
feel
the
iDirect
Evolution
platform
was
a
very
good
complement
to
our
existing
portfolio
of
Shared
Access
services.”
Jan
Hetland,
Director,
Datacomms
Systems,
Telenor
Satellite
Broadcasting
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