Satellite bandwidth is a precious resource and, for this reason, operators and service providers are focused on optimizing it to maximize their revenue and profit, and most importantly, to satisfy their customers.
This involves a fine balancing act between the cost of deployment and return on investment. The basic tenets of a service are established between provider and customer to set expectations. Service level agreements (SLAs) and quality of service (QoS) parameters are the benchmarks that enable customers to determine whether their service measures up. This is especially critical for users that rely heavily on satellite technology as their only means of connectivity, or as a last resort.
Managing bandwidth can be very challenging and a complex undertaking as there are so many variables involved. ST Engineering iDirect’s new Intuition ground system features its best-in-class Global Bandwidth Management (GBWM) that offers satellite network operators of NGSOs and software-defined satellites exceptional control of their dynamic space segment plus maximum flexibility and unparalleled operational and revenue efficiency.
GBWM enables:
- Universal configuration of bandwidth that is ready to adapt to changing (software-defined) satellite resources instantly
- Continuous optimization and load balancing for mobility without complex external intervention or the need to over-allocate capacity
- Real-time, network-wide bandwidth allocation of dynamic, multi-orbit capacity that can account for all available carriers at any instance
- Global congestion management that adapts dynamically to real-time terminal demand across all iNets to maximize MIR/CIR
- Worry-free SLAs with precise service areas and enforcement by eliminating beam-based QoS silos
- Freedom to engage in numerous paths to market – one for each and every customer
Intuition will bundle together our best-in-class technologies to create an advanced satellite networking ground system.