[Via Satellite 11-30-2016] VT iDirect has announced transformational DVB-S2X technology based on a customized Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chipset that will deliver gains in data throughput and will power a new line of DVB-S2/DVB-S2X remotes called the iQ Series, according to the company. iDirect is also introducing higher hub processing capabilities and virtualization of core gateway components to offer further gains in performance and efficiency and lower business costs.

iDirect’s DVB-S2X solution is the result of a significant investment to co-develop a ASIC chipset that is customized to exploit the full capabilities of the DVB-S2X standard and optimized for the iDirect enhanced waveform. This next generation of technology will allow iDirect to leverage the benefits of today’s High Throughput Satellites (HTS) and the capabilities of next-generation HTS to unlock additional features of the DVB-S2X standard.

The iQ Series establishes a model for satellite remote performance delivering successive gains in performance and efficiency. Remotes can be continually reprogrammed over the air to increase network capabilities and throughput levels, driving an expansion of applications and setting new service-level standards.

“DVB-S2X represents a major opportunity for network operators to gain greater performance and efficiency to meet escalating user demands and realize lower business costs. We are currently performing over-the-air testing of our new DVB-S2X chipset, and results are demonstrating 500 Mbps of aggregate throughput. This technology will allow us to exceed 1 Gbps of throughput as we keep pace with future satellite developments,” stated Wayne Haubner, senior vice president of engineering and emerging technologies at iDirect.

iDirect’s iQ family of remotes is targeted for broadband, enterprise, and mobility applications and packaged in desktop, rack-mount, and embedded compute form factors that will become available over the course of the next 12 months, according to the company. The first iQ remote available in early 2017 will be a desktop version that features dual GigE VLAN-aware networking ports.

With the introduction of DVB-S2X, iDirect is also releasing the Intelligent Gateway, which leverages blade-based compute and virtualization techniques to support the very high throughput and processing required for DVB-S2X operations in a high-density virtualized appliance. The Intelligent Gateway appliance results in massive footprint reduction while exponentially increasing our processing capabilities, enabling iDirect’s clients’ gateway infrastructure to scale for growth.

The iQ Series remote portfolio and Intelligent Gateway will operate over iDirect’s recently released Universal Line Card, which supports both DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X networks and operates in iDirect’s existing Universal Hub chassis.