[Satellite TODAY 03-13-13] Skycasters has selected iDirect’s Evolution Series X3 and X5 platform to provide high-speed, high-efficiency IP broadband connectivity for enterprise. The satellite routers feature highly efficient implementation of the DVB-S2 standard, and are designed for broadband requirements such as Internet and VPN, and to enhance access to enterprise networks, VoIP and video conferencing.

   Skycasters selected the iDirect Evolution product line for its modems’ ability to perform ACM, according to to Skycasters’s President Mike Kister. ACM allows each satellite remote to attain the greatest amount of data throughput by choosing the best coding and modulation schedule available at that time. For example, a device in an area experiencing rain would receive different modulation and coding than a device in an area with clear skies. On the iDirect Evolution platform, the net impact would allow the satellite Internet service to slow down as the weather deteriorates in a specific area, rather than drop out completely.