ITC Global's Spidersat
Subsidiary Announces Ground
Breaking Satellite Network
for Africa
Aug.
6, 2013
Spidersat Communications
Limited, a wholly owned
subsidiary of ITC Global
announced plans to launch a
new high-performance network
for Africa. The new
network will address the
increasing demand for
multi-megabit satellite
connectivity to support
unified communications in
even the most remote areas.
The Spidersat network,
currently in final stages of
development, will leverage
new satellite modem
technology to deliver
un-precedented fibre-like
speeds of up to 60Mbps, with
plans to upgrade performance
to exceed 100Mbps. The
launch will enhance ITC
Global's capabilities in
Africa, which
already include complete
satellite coverage of the
continent, on-the-ground
service presence in over 20
countries and major
operations in
Tanzania,
Ghana,
Nigeria and
Angola. This latest
expansion is part of ITC
Global's ongoing commitment
to provide advanced
communications solutions
through both local presence
and global reach.
Following its acquisition of
Spidersat last year, ITC
Global has been investing in
new technologies that offer
an enhanced portfolio of
services to customers in the
mining, energy, and maritime
markets. ITC Global's
new
Africa network
has been developed in close
coordination with its
leading partners, Intelsat
and iDirect. The
network is based on the most
recent "Evolution" satellite
modem platform from iDirect,
which includes iDX 3.2
software and Exinda
optimization. iDX 3.2
introduces advanced features
such as Adaptive TDMA, and
reduced DVB-S2 roll-off, to
drive greater bandwidth
efficiency, performance and
availability. The
deployment of iDX 3.2 will
also allow ITC Global and
Spidersat to introduce the
powerful new X7 modem to the
mining and energy markets in
Africa.
ITC Global partnered with
Intelsat, the world's
leading satellite fleet
operator, to provide
capacity on the Intelsat 25
spacecraft and connectivity
through the IntelsatOne
terrestrial network.
This was an instrumental
step in enabling ITC Global
to complete its
infrastructure in
Africa.
"I
am proud to offer our
customers the benefits of
this new network in
Africa," said
Mike
Hennessey,
Managing Director of
Spidersat. "Our
engineering team has worked
closely with Intelsat and
iDirect to design a network
that optimizes new
technology features to
deliver the most reliable
solution available in the
region today. Our
clients will be able to
count on increased
reliability, faster speeds,
and enhanced on-the-ground
support. This is the
first step in our roll-out
of a suite of new value-add
services that will take
place over the next few
months. This new
network and enriched
services provide significant
advantages over the
competition that
differentiate Spidersat and
ITC Global in the market."
"ITC Global is continuing to
establish itself as a
technology leader though the
deployment of this network,"
said
Rob
Kilroy,
Regional Vice President
Sales at iDirect
Technologies. "By
using iDirect iDX 3.2
software, features such as
Adaptive TDMA and the new X7
will set ITC Global apart in
the African region. We
are proud to work with ITC
Global as the leading vendor
in the mining sector and to
leverage our innovative
technology to the benefit of
their customers."
"With more than 20
satellites and the
IntelsatOne terrestrial
network serving the
communications needs of
African customers, Intelsat
is uniquely suited to
support ITC Global's growing
requirements in the mining
and oil and gas
sectors," said
Kurt
Riegelman,
Intelsat's SVP of Global
Sales. "ITC Global
will have the ability to
eventually transition to the
high-throughput, high
performance Intelsat EpicNG
platform, which is
strategically designed to
help customers efficiently
expand their businesses and
reach new end users."
