X2nSat and Dejero Leverage ST Engineering iDirect’s Mx-DMA MRC for Cloud Media Production and IP Newsgathering

The Challenge 

As studios look for ever more compelling locations to film their movies and bingeworthy series, the capabilities to be able to film anywhere, yet collaborate with an entire, geographically dispersed team, has become a necessity. For public safety agencies, the ability to relay information from remote regions, deliver live broadcasts, tactical video and other data-intensive applications is a necessity. The requirements of both sets of users are catered for by X2nSat, a North American service provider that delivers cutting edge solutions to its customers that include broadcasters, NGOs, emergency response organizations and users that require remote connectivity, anywhere in the world. 

A partner of Dejero, a provider real-time video and networking solutions that provide resilient, uninterrupted internet connectivity for critical communications, X2nSat was looking for a connectivity solution that was both efficient and cost-effective. It was vital that this solution could meet the demands of their customer base that operate in remote, often hostile conditions, and require ultra-reliable connectivity to enable a range of applications, yet at an affordable cost. 

The Solution

X2nSat selected ST Engineering iDirect’s breakthrough Mx-DMA® MRC return technology on the Newtec Dialog® platform to power their

X2nSat was looking for a connectivity solution to meet the demands of their customer base that operate in remote, often hostile conditions, and require ultra-reliable connectivity to enable a range of applications, yet at an affordable cost.

Smart Blending Technology developed by Dejero. Featuring blended cellular and Ku-band satellite communications, the Smart Blending Technology is a resilient connectivity solution that allows the delivery of live broadcasts and enables transmission continuity and disaster recovery by broadcasters and public safety agencies.

Tapping on Mx-DMA MRC’s efficiency and bandwidth capabilities, Dejero’s Smart Blending Technology intelligently combines cellular connectivity from multiple mobile network providers with Ku-band satellite communications from X2nSat to reliably deliver the bandwidth needed for critical communications from the most remote locations and facilitates real-time tactical video and other data-intensive applications required by public safety agencies. 

ST Engineering iDirect’s Mx-DMA MRC technology is an award-winning, patented multi-access waveform that incorporates the scalability of MF-TDMA with the efficiency of single channel per carrier (SCPC) into a single return technology.  It enables service providers to cover a myriad of use cases in a single return link sharing capacity across multiple terminals and applications without making tradeoffs between speed, efficiency and scale, lowering their total cost of ownership.

The Outcome

The combination of the Dialog platform and Mx-DMA MRC allows Dejero to utilize a portable satellite terminal and dynamically amalgamate the available cellular networks with a satellite signal over a single return link, reducing operational complexity and enabling the benefits of statistical multiplexing to deliver high quality connectivity in rural locations. Dejero is able to cover all remote production scenarios over a single platform, maximizing bandwidth and operational efficiencies, including news gathering, sports and live event coverage and temporary remote connectivity. It enables teams operating in the field to get on with the task in hand without worrying about where their connectivity is coming from whilst eliminating the need for service providers to choose between speed and efficiency and scale and cost. 

“We at Dejero are impressed by ST Engineering iDirect’s commitment to deliver powerful solutions that are cost-effective, reliable and leverage the power of Mx-DMA MRC technology,” said Yvonne Monterroso, Director of Product Management at Dejero. “Along with our partner, X2nSat, we see huge value in this latest solution which will enable the bandwidth efficiency and cost-effectiveness to better support our customers.” 

“X2nSat has always kept the customer’s experience top of mind. This technology allows us to bond all available cellular communications with our Ku-band satellite to offer our users cost effectiveness and peak performance from anywhere at any time,” said Garrett Hill, CEO of X2nSat. “We are incredibly optimistic about what this means for our broadcast and public safety clients who understand the criticality of reliable connectivity.”

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