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INTRODUCTION Successful business strategies in the satellite market are based on platforms and technologies that embrace change and increase profitability. More than ever, satellite service providers, network operators and broadcasters need innovative business models, strategies and network infrastructure which adapt easily to change. If these companies want to play a significant role in the entire satellite communications ecosystem, they have to win ground in their core markets and increase profitability. This is where the Dialog satellite platform comes in. All satellite service providers,...

Dialog is a multiservice VSAT platform that allows operators and service providers to build and adapt their infrastructure and satellite networking according to business or missions at hand. Based on the cornerstones of flexibility, scalability and efficiency, the Dialog platform gives the operator the power to offer a variety of services on a single platform. • Flexible service offering • Flexible business models • Multiservice operation • Anywhere, anytime services • Streamlined operations FLEXIBLE SERVICE OFFERING The overarching goal of a satellite service is to address a business opportunity...

FLEXIBLE BUSINESS MODELS The Dialog platform enables many business models including virtual network operator (VNO) models. The model allows optimal sharing of hardware and satellite capacity resources. This enables business models in which the satellite network operator offers dedicated capacity to a VNO, or in which a VNO acts as reseller for predefined profiles. Up to 256 VNOs can co-exist on the same multiservice platform with different access rights and tools to operate their services. As such, the service provider can easily integrate the Dialog management interfaces in their existing Business...

MULTISERVICE OPERATION The global VSAT market has traditionally consisted of specialized service providers, each focused on specific vertical markets and regions. Until now, specialization and customer intimacy have been the key differentiators for most vendors. However, as the industry consolidates and bandwidth demand skyrockets, economies of scale will become the primary competitive advantage. Exploiting Application Synergies Dialog can offer a mix of services within a geographical footprint over a single platform. Multiservice offerings provide risk mitigation and CAPEX/OPEX reduction. OPEX...

ANYWHERE, ANYTIME SERVICES Providing a plethora of services anywhere, anytime completes the multiservice paradigm. The Dialog platform enables a set of mobility features with a unique flexibility to manage beam switching among multiple beams of one or multiple satellites. Low acquisition times are achieved by an intelligent selection of the initial beam based on location and beam contours. Moving across the service area should have minimal impact on service availability during the switch from one beam to another. On top of that the management of the SLA’s and cost control can be a big challenge...

STREAMLINED OPERATIONS An effective NMS is a vital tool for operating any network service provider. Maximum operational efficiency and service delivery assurance are key network operational concerns. Addressing both concerns through a single management interface provides a key advantage over a plethora of management tools. Based on insightful resource performance trends provided by the NMS, a service provider can optimize the network and plan possible extensions. Given the technical expertise and CAPEX investment required to operate a satellite hub, a flexible VNO model enables service providers...

Network Optimization Enabler The roll-out of a satellite network often starts off with an initial assumption of link budgets, traffic patterns, etcetera. As the network further expands, it is vital for network operators to be able to monitor how efficiently and effectively services are being delivered. The Dialog NMS comes with a breadth of longterm Key Performance Indicator (KPI) trends on satellite link efficiency, traffic usage, congestion level, … This enables a network operator to optimize the efficiency of the network, while still maintaining an effective service. OSS and BSS Integration...

RETURN WAVEFORM ST Engineering iDirect’s Mx-DMA MRC (Multi-Resolution Coding) is a patented, efficient and dynamic waveform and multiple-access scheme bringing ultimate service agility in a single return technology. With Mx-DMA MRC, service providers can support the largest networks and a full spectrum of use cases while sharing satellite capacity more efficiently over a group of different satellite terminals.  Mx-DMA MRC delivers the highest level of intelligent, real-time bandwidth allocation without limits on efficiency.  The scalability of Mx-DMA MRC allows a single network to support thousands...

WHY DIALOG FLEXIBILITY Dialog is built for flexibility. Whether the satellite service provider addresses a single application or multiple markets, Dialog offers customers optimal technology without compromising while enabling multiple VNO business models. This produces a multitude of possibilities for optimizing the usage of infrastructure and satellite capacity for different markets. Dialog easily adapts to any business needs and goes hand-in-hand with delivering tailored services. Endusers can now be served with the optimal SLA at the right price. SCALABILITY The platform scales to every type...

BUILDING BLOCKS Dialog is a revolutionary VSAT platform enabling a wide range of business-to-consumer, business-tobusiness and governmental applications over a single versatile satellite communications system covering both fixed and mobile environments. The core of the Dialog platform is the Dialog hub which is designed to be a fully scalable and flexible multiservice solution. The unsurpassed scalability and flexibility is fully exposed through the NMS which makes it perfectly suited for basic star networks with just a few terminals up to complex networks with multiple spot beams accessed from...