A Comsat teleport, part of Satcom Direct s terrestrial infrastructure. (Photo: Satcom Direct)
Melbourne, Florida-based Satcom Direct has expanded its terrestrial network with enhanced individual Points of Presence (PoPs) and network upgrades that help it support customers’ growing need for connectivity. The network enhancements include more connectivity options, thanks to expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. Satcom Direct also upgraded antennas at its Comsat teleports, the company said, adding capacity throughout its network.
As a result of the terrestrial network improvements, Satcom Direct said that as an internet service provider it can provide more flexibility to business aviation, military, and government customers. With cybersecurity a critical element for connectivity, Comsat and Satcom Direct’s Tier III-rated, ISO 27001-certified SD Data Center in Melbourne work together “to support delivery of a suite of cybersecurity solutions which maintain customer data integrity
- February 15, 2021, 8:05 AM
Satcom Direct is readying release this year of its first two Plane Simple satellite communication antennas, bringing lower-cost high-speed connectivity options to a wider array of airframes. The SD Plane Simple Ku antenna, slated for June introduction, will provide connectivity via Intelsat’s broadband Ku-band satellite service. Meanwhile, the SD Plane Simple Certus LEO antenna, coming in the fourth quarter, will access Iridium’s new Next low earth orbit (LEO) L-band constellation and its high-speed Certus service. Satcom Direct president Chris Moore called the pair “exciting, milestone products.”
A longtime authorized service reseller of its satcom services, Iridium named Florida-based Satcom Direct an authorized hardware OEM two years ago, and Satcom Direct unveiled the Plane Simple line of modular, agnostic, open-architecture antennas in February 2020. These and forthcoming Plane Simple antennas will be comprised of two line replacea