ST Engineering iDirect
ST Engineering iDirect is specialized in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications. As a pioneer in the industry, we are dedicated to creating new possibilities for the broadcast, consumer and enterprise VSAT, government and defense, cellular backhaul and trunking and mobility, offshore and maritime markets.
Now part of the ST Engineering Group of companies, Newtec is integrating with iDirect. Creating one global satcom business group uniquely positioned to become one of the most influential, and important, companies in satellite.
In total we employ more than 1000 people and have offices worldwide: US, Brazil, UK, Ireland, Germany, Dubai, Singapore, China, etc.
In Belgium we employ more than 400 people with over 30 nationalities from our Labs and Offices in St. Niklaas and our Manufacturing Competence Center in Erpe-Mere.
Some Facts and Figures:
- Over 3,000 hubs deployed supporting more than a half million modems around the world
- nr.1 ranking in the maritime market, trusted by 9 of the 10 leading service providers – connecting seafarers and vessels worldwide amongst cruise, oil and gas, commercial shipping and fishing industries
- nr.1 in aero with 40% market share - linking thousands of passengers, cockpit and ground support crew across 3,000+ commercial planes and business jets
- nr.1 in media and broadcast market - enhancing live broadcast capabilities for more than five years, enabling more than 3 billion people to watch TV every day
- Leading industry collaboration and unified standardization to enable the integration of 5G over satellite
- On the forefront of enabling multi-orbit services – held world’s first demonstration of 5G backhaul over a LEO satellite