The iQ Desktop remote. Photo: iDirect.

VT iDirect has begun live testing its new iQ Desktop remote, Intelligent Gateway and Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite-Second Generation Extension (DVB-S2X) software (iDX 4.0) in large-scale fixed networks. This launch phase follows the recently conducted Over-the-Air (OTA) tests of the iQ Desktop with Inmarsat, Intelsat and SES, which according to iDirect consistently achieved efficiency gains of 5.7 bps/Hz.

The iQ Desktop supports DVB-S2X Modulation and Coding (MODCODs) up to 256APSK 3/4 and aggregate throughput up to 200 Mbps, according to iDirect,. The initial release of the iQ Desktop will target large-scale fixed networks for broadband, education and enterprise applications. Through a software upgradeable design, the iQ Desktop enables service providers to license additional throughput and mobility capabilities to meet growing end-user needs, while extending the deployment life of the remote.

With the Intelligent Gateway, iDirect introduces a more cost-effective way to scale teleport and hub-side infrastructure through virtualization, according to the company. Now supporting DVB-S2X outbound carrier throughput greater than 500 Mbps, the Intelligent Gateway provides a ten-fold improvement in Protocol Processor (PP) density and performance while future proofing the gateway infrastructure for large-scale network growth, iDirect stated.