Upgrade To iDirect Evolution Helps Telefonica Peru Win Bid For Telemedicine Network

HERNDON, Va., Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced that Telefonica Grandes Empresas in Peru (Telefonica del Peru), a business unit of the Telefonica Group, has upgraded to iDirect Evolution®, running the latest iDX 3.2 software. iDirect is a world leader in satellite-based IP communications technology.

The upgrade to iDirect Evolution 3.2 came in response to one of Telefonica Peru's existing customers, telemedicine provider ESSALUD, opening-up the bidding process for a network provider. The criteria included being able to achieve a high rate of availability while doubling the IP data rate for delivering services. iDirect Evolution 3.2 offers high data rates, and with ATDMA it maximizes bandwidth efficiency, allowing the network to react accordingly in times of peak traffic. Evolution has helped Telefonica Peru deliver ESSALUD global spectral efficiency of 1.8bps/hz and 99.8% availability to 151 sites.

Going forward, Telefonica del Peru anticipates Evolution will help it serve the upcoming national elections in the region, as well as expand existing services and pursue new opportunities associated with government and enterprise customers around Peru.

"For Telefonica Peru it is very important that we are able to deliver highly reliable solutions that can serve multiple types of customers. iDirect's technology is engineered to serve multiple markets and applications, while remaining flexible with the ability to maximize spectral efficiency and deliver the best network availability possible."

Martin CABELLOS
Senior Product Manager – Satellite Services
Telefonica Grandes Empresas -Peru

"iDirect takes pride in our ability to partner with our customers in order to help them meet expectations being placed on them by their customers. In the case of Telefonica del Peru, we made sure our platform met their technical requirements, and we were there to ensure the migration process met expectations."

~ Rob KILROY 
 Regional Vice President of Americas, iDirect

Telefonica Grandes Empresas in Peru is a Business Unit of the Telefonica Group that offers large companies and public institutions, diverse solutions, ranging from information technology to fixed and mobile communications. Complementing the convergence of our networks is the development of custom cloud solutions with a focus on specific requirements of the different economic sectors of the corporate market, from voice, data and IT managed services, to the complete outsourcing of the business processes.

Telefonica Grandes Empresas in Peru  has presence in more than 20 countries, through fully owned operations and agreements with third-party companies. Telefonica consolidates itself as an ITC strategic partner with level of world reference.

iDirect, a subsidiary of VT Systems, is a global leader in IP-based satellite communications providing technology that enables our 350+partners to optimize their networks, differentiate and expand their businesses. The iDirect Intelligent Platform™ allows our partners to run their entire business operations more efficiently via a single, unified IP-based satellite architecture, whether it's providing core IP applications to the enterprise or specialized services to any number of diverse vertical markets. iDirect is the #1 name in global satellite communications in key industries including maritime, military/government, and oil and gas, with a 62% hub market share and more than a quarter million remotes installed worldwide. In 2007, iDirect Government Technologies (iGT) was formed to drive adoption of its IP-based solutions in the U.S. government market. In 2008, iDirect Asia Pte Ltd was established in Singapore to enhance its value-add and responsiveness to customers in the Asia Pacific region. For more information please visit www.idirect.net.

VT Systems is an engineering company providing integrated solutions to the commercial and government markets in the aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine sectors.  VT Systems' innovative solutions, products and services include aircraft maintenance, repair and modification; software solutions in training and simulation; satellite-based IP communications technology; network solutions that integrate data, voice and video; rugged computers and computer peripheral equipment; specialized truck bodies and trailers; weapons and munitions systems; road construction equipment; and ship design and shipbuilding. Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., VT Systems operates globally and is a wholly owned subsidiary of ST Engineering. Please visit www.vt-systems.com.

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Julie Bettinger 
Vice President, Corporate Marketing 
iDirect 
Phone: (1) 703 648 8155 
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Edward Szeto
Manager, Corporate Communications
VT Systems
Phone: (1) 703-739-2610
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Martin Cabellos Gomez 
Senior Product Manager, Satellite Services
Telefonica Moviles S.A. 
+511-210-9769
Email: [email protected]

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