One of Europe's largest teleport operators to utilize new Ku-band capacity from Telstar T11N

HERNDON, Va., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), today announced that CET Teleport GmbH, a teleport operator based in Germany, has purchased an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Satellite Hub to launch a pan-African DVB-S2/ACM satellite network using newly available Ku-band capacity on Telstar's T11N satellite. The service will launch in May and represents the first step in a longer term transfer of CET's operations to the iDirect platform. iDirect is a world leader in satellite-based IP communications technology.

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CET operates one of the largest teleports in Europe, managing more than 50 satellite antennas to serve the broadcasting industry and broadband service providers. With T11N capacity becoming available, CET will begin to distribute new satellite bandwidth in Africa, targeting the South and West regions where current constraints are jeopardizing rising economic and social development. The network will deliver the iDirect Evolution product line's next-generation gains in bandwidth efficiency and data throughput and will leverage the integrated features of iDirect's Intelligent Platform to support enterprise and government applications. CET will also support iDirect's widely deployed iNFINITI product line. The company plans to expand its investment in the iDirect platform to launch additional DVB-S2/ACM networks in the Middle East and Central Europe.

"It's a major event to have new satellite capacity available in Africa. We want to stretch this capacity as far as possible, while at the same time enabling a reliable, high-bandwidth service. The efficiency of the iDirect platform and the Evolution product line represents the best strategy for achieving our goals."

~ Ken ARMSTRONG

Chief Executive Officer, CET Teleport GmbH

"CET is bringing new opportunities to the satellite market in Africa, which is critical for nations where satellite communications represents core communications infrastructure. This is an encouraging development for iDirect's strong base of partners on the ground in Africa that are often challenged by capacity limitations to keep up with growing demand. It's also a key opportunity for service providers that are using older or inefficient systems to upgrade to next-generation capabilities."

~ David HARROWER

Regional Vice President and Managing Director, Europe, Russia and CIS, iDirect

Built on the DVB-S2 standard and featuring Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) capabilities, iDirect's Evolution platform delivers dramatic gains in bandwidth efficiency. The Evolution product line can deliver a 30 percent improvement in bandwidth efficiency over DVB-S systems. An additional gain of 50 percent is possible through ACM, an advanced feature of the DVB-S2 standard which iDirect has built into its Evolution product line. These dramatic gains open new opportunities for service providers to improve support for a range of IP applications, including Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Voice over IP (VoIP), videoconferencing, enterprise networks, point of sale, SCADA, telemetry, multimedia and Internet cafes.

For more information, please visit CET Teleport at booth #7 during SatCom Africa 2009, April 6-9 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

CET Teleport GmbH is a specialist teleporting services provider run by a management and operations team of highly respected satellite industry professionals who intend to build on the reputation for the excellent quality of service that Hameln has always enjoyed. The Teleport currently provides a wide range of media broadcasting and corporate VSAT services. It has extensive disaster recovery facilities and a 24/7 Help Desk backed by a large and very experienced engineering team, who manage and maintain the satellite and hub equipment on site and at numerous remote locations. CET Teleport`s plans involve a major investment programme to grow its current service offerings and to add new facilities to expand the types of products and service it can provide for new and existing customers. Please visit www.cetteleport.com.

iDirect, a subsidiary of VT Systems, is transforming the way the world gets and stays connected. The company's satellite-based IP communications technology enables constant connectivity for voice, video and data applications in diverse and challenging environments. These include extending private networks to remote offices; supporting mobile connectivity across land, sea and air; providing rural telephony and Internet broadband; and maintaining communications in the wake of disasters and network failures. The iDirect Intelligent Platform(TM) integrates advanced technology into iDirect's portfolio of hubs, routers and network management software to address the growing complexity of deploying and managing global IP networks. With more than 13 years of global satellite communications experience, iDirect serves customers in 50 countries through a diverse network of channel partners, including some of the largest satellite providers, operators and carriers in the world and seven of the World Teleport Association's Global Top Ten. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, iDirect has offices in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Please visit www.idirect.net

VT Systems and its subsidiaries are preferred providers of engineering solutions, products, integrated systems, and services in the Americas across the core business areas of marine, aerospace, electronics and land systems. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, VT Systems operates throughout North America and offers a broad range of proven innovative services to both the commercial and government sectors. VT Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. Please visit www.vt-systems.com.

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