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Hub-nubbing With VT iDirect

August 20, 2008

iDirect Series 12200 Hub VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a subsidiary of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), has launched its Series 12200 Universal 4-Slot Industrialized Hub, which allows network operators to implement and manage a mobile satellite network in the field. The new 4-slot hub will operate using iDirect’s enhanced iDS 8.3 software, engineered for use in mobile applications. The software also supports iDirect’s new SkyMonitor Spectrum Analyzer, a core network management tool that allows satellite operators to troubleshoot and monitor network performance. The new Universal 4-Slot Industrialized hub enables military and relief organizations to deploy complete satellite networks at a moments notice, meeting a critical need for unfailing mobile connectivity in the field. iDirect’s new 4-slot hub is capable of delivering broadband connectivity, including videoconferencing and voice over IP, to thousands of remotes. The hub will support a range of government, first responder, disaster recovery, and communications-on-the-pause applications. The hub has been strenuously tested in accordance with the US government’s MIL-STD 810F certification for temperature, altitude, humidity, shock and vibration. The hub is fully operational in temperatures ranging from minus 22 degrees to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (or minus 30 degrees to 60 degrees Celsius). The hub can host multiple inbound and outbound networks on up to four different satellites. The unit represents the industry’s first mobile hub built on the superior bandwidth efficiency of an IP Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) network. The Series 12200 Universal 4-Slot Industrialized Hub and SkyMonitor Spectrum Analyzer products will be shipping in the third quarter of 2008.

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