SINGAPORE -- iDirect Technologies (iDirect), a globalprovider of satellite-based broadband communications solutions and the USsatellite communications arm of Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited,today announced it has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region bysigning three new contracts for its multi-protocol, bandwidth efficientsatellite hub. iDirect also announced three new satellite communicationssolutions aimed at the Asia Pacific market. These include new hardware andsoftware that will enable network operators to better manage and sellsatellite bandwidth to extended enterprises, small form factor Comms-on-the-Move (COTM) technology for commercial and government applications, and aglobal satellite network management system for the maritime industry.

iDirect's new contracts, spanning Southeast Asia, China and Pakistan,highlight iDirect's rapid growth in the region and the appeal of itsuniversal satellite communications platform.

"The Asia Pacific region has a critical need for satellite communications tofuel business growth and social development. Yet, network operators,businesses and government organizations have diverse requirements -- fromrural connectivity to oil and gas exploration -- and demand multipletechnologies and communications protocols. At iDirect, we have engineeredour technology to meet a universal set of requirements. Our customers cansupport any combination of network applications to thousands of remote sitesserving virtually any mix of customer requirements -- all from a singleiDirect platform. This technology differentiator is driving our businessmomentum in Asia."

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