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ST Engineering iDirect, one of the global leaders in satellite communications, has signed a multi-million dollar contract with the leading regional satellite operator, T\u00fcrksat, for the ground systems required to run a variety of services over the T\u00fcrksat 5B satellite. ST Engineering iDirect will provide multiple Dialog XIF hubs and 5,000 remotes, enabling T\u00fcrksat to augment services to various markets, including government, enterprise, mobility, and cellular backhaul across 30 beams, providing the best connectivity experience from low data rates all the way to very large throughputs of over 1 Gbps for the most demanding applications.<\/p>\n
The new installations will ensure that T\u00fcrksat can run its satellite networks more efficiently, easily, and rapidly adapt to their existing networks or build new ones through ST Engineering iDirect\u2019s Network Management System (NMS) that allows services, capacity, terminals, and beams to be scaled in an instant, fully automated and orchestrated way. Based on the latest DVB-S2X technology and Mx-DMA MRC technology, T\u00fcrksat can also maximize the benefits of the powerful 5B HTS by leveraging the highest efficiencies and throughputs of the DVB-S2X waveform as well as optimizing the return link with Mx-DMA MRC. Both platforms and remotes can provide the flexibility, multi-service capability, and scalability to cater to T\u00fcrksat\u2019s HTS business today and as it expands in the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe latest satellite of our fleet, T\u00fcrksat 5B, will greatly increase our current coverage and bandwidth over Ka HTS,\u201d said <\/strong>Selman Demirel, Vice President of Satellite Operations at T\u00fcrksat. \u201cThis will enable T\u00fcrksat to extend broadband services over many regions, including the Middle East, Africa, as well as major maritime and airtime routes.” The partnership with ST Engineering iDirect in this expansion is very important for T\u00fcrksat to provide seamless, cost-effective, and flexible services to current and prospective customers’ needs in a very broad and rapidly improving market. The Dialog XIF Hub, with flexibility, multi-service capability, and scalability, will be a key asset for T\u00fcrksat in these active markets. Therefore, we truly appreciate this new contract to strengthen our strategic partnership.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled that our technology has once again been selected by T\u00fcrksat to enable their expanding operations,\u201d said <\/strong>Tajani Bouqentar, Vice President, Middle East, ST Engineering iDirect. \u201cThe selection of our Dialog platform means that T\u00fcrksat now operates their services over our full hub portfolio.” With the multi-service, future-proof nature of the Dialog hub platform and modem portfolio, T\u00fcrksat can accommodate current and future business opportunities by providing the flexibility, multi-service capability, and scalability required. We are dedicated to enabling T\u00fcrksat\u2019s business development and supporting them as their capabilities evolve. “<\/p>\n Launched in December 2021, the T\u00fcrksat 5B satellite provides data communication and broadcasting services over a wide coverage area that reaches the entire Middle East, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, North Africa, East Africa, South Africa, and Nigeria. It also provides customized services to airlines and commercial ship operators around the world via its Ka-band beams. Commencement of the new services is expected in Q3 2022.<\/p>\n