TDMA Market Share Maneuverings By iDirect

iDirect, Inc., a company of VT Systems Inc., has increased its global market share of total TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) sathub sales to 47 percent in 2006. This is according to new market data compiled by COMSYS, one of the satellite industry’s leading analyst firms. The market share stat follows COMSYS’ 2007 VSAT industry report wherein iDirect is named as the second largest company in enterprise TDMA hardware revenues. The report also reveals that iDirect recorded the fastest growth in enterprise terminals shipped in 2006, increasing by almost 50 percent over the 2005 figures and totaling nearly 10 percent of overall market share. The iDirect sathubs portfolio enables service providers to operate a shared bandwidth platform spanning multiple satellites, transponders and topologies simultaneously. This includes mesh, star, SCP and hybrid nets



Simon Bull, Senior Consultant at COMSYS, reports, “iDirect’s cost-effective and innovative hub solutions have become almost a de facto standard across many vertical markets. iDirect’s technology is making it possible for leading service providers and new market entrants to grow their business with limited capital expenses. At the same time, the company’s highly flexible and functional platform enables service providers to serve more affordably traditional satellite needs and meet a rapidly growing list of emerging customer demands from mobility to business continuity to multimedia.”