Derek Davis, former vice president at a satellite communications company, has joined iDirect Government as senior VP of sales responsible for advancing its business development and execution and overall sales. iDirectGov said Monday Davis will also work to drive innovation, expand defense outreach and deliver customer values to the Department of Defense and company partners. […] More

Satellite technology company Isotropic Systems has partnered with ST Engineering iDirect to harness the latter’s fully integrated waveform for connectivity in harsh environments. Isotropic Systems said Monday it expects the waveform to globally enable multi-domain, multi-orbit satellite communications with high resiliency. Initial products offered by Isotropic Systems will feature an option to simultaneously access multiple […] More

Herndon, Virginia-based satellite communications provider iDirect Government has named technology and defense industry veterans David Aronoff, Jill Kale and Mitch Herbets to the board of directors. “We welcome all three board members and look forward to their counsel as we continue to execute on our strategic plan and drive growth,” John Ratigan, president of iDirectGov, […] More

Eclipse Global Connectivity, ST Engineering iDirect and Smiths Interconnect have collaborated to provide government and military aircraft with satellite communications capability to support airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Ka-band satcom capability combines iDirect’s Evolution Defense platform and 9800 AE+ airborne modem with Smiths Interconnect’s KaStream 5000 MK II parabolic antenna and can support […] More

Herndon, Virginia-based satellite communications provider iDirect Government has incorporated information assurance and cybersecurity features into the Evolution software platform in a move to address satellite modem gaps.

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The U.S. Army has certified iDirect Government's satellite routers and line cards to support military communications via the Wideband Global SATCOM constellation.

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Herndon, Virginia-based iDirect Government has released an updated version of its software platform designed to power 9-Series satellite routers, tactical hub and line cards. Version 4.2 of Evolution works to help government and military clients manage intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance content, voice calls and other high bandwidth applications intended for maritime, ground or aerial missions, iDirectGov said Tuesday. […] More

Satellite communications provider iDirect Government has rolled out a new tactical hub service offering for warfighters, first responders, disaster recovery personnel and field operators. iDirectGov said Monday its Series 11000 Tactical Hub is powered by the Evolution software and designed to operate with the Evolution Series remotes. The ruggedized platform also employs new defense line cards that support downstream rate of up […] More

Inmarsat has partnered with VT iDirect to form a joint research-and-development group that will work to create satellite communications platforms. The i2 R&D team will work at Inmarsat’s London headquarters to build satcom technology prototypes that have the potential for commercial market deployment, Inmarsat said Wednesday. Both companies expect the i2 group to develop systems that […] More

iDirect Government has launched its Evolution 3.4.1 software that is designed to facilitate transmission security for airborne, maritime and land-based satellite communications using the 9-Series portfolio of remotes and defense line cards. The satcom provider said Monday the software works to support 950mp, 900 and 9350 remotes as well as DLC-T and DLC-R line cards via a single platform. iDirectGov added it also […] More

iDirect Government has unveiled its new portfolio of defense remotes and line cards that aims to deliver bandwidth efficiency and reduced footprint to government customers. The company said Monday the 9-Series remotes feature the Evolution 3.4 software and work to double the 8-Series’ capacity through extended frequency ranges. iDirect added the 950mp, 900 and 9350 remotes supports access to Wideband Global Satellites […] More

Alex Whitworth, cybersecurity solutions vertical executive at Carahsoft Technology, said the cross-sector cybersecurity performance goals released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency provide information technology and operational technology practices that could help organizations improve the cyber resilience of critical infrastructure. These practices are grouped into eight categories, including account security, data security, governance and […] More