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03 Overcoming 10 Intuition core capabilities

the roadblocks to Unifying industry-best technologies
exponential growth with the latest innovations
Unlocking satellite transformation Virtualized, cloud-based architecture
through ground segment innovation
Intelligent, multi-orbit support
Five roadblocks to growth at scale
Standards-based network convergence

End-to-end orchestration
07 Introducing Intuition
Flexible go-to-market models
A fundamental change
Intuition at a glance
Meet Intuition

21 Your journey to Intuition

Scale your business one step at a time

Your path to fundamentally

change the way networks are deployed

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the roadblocks to
exponential growth
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NEW USE CASES
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transformation • Global IT
and Telco

through ground • Interoperability

between
networks
TELCO

segment innovation
DYNAMIC
• Multi-access SPACE SEGMENT
• MEF and 5G/ • New
3GPP standards constellations
In a world evolving at lightning speed, the • Service • Multi-orbit
NEW SPACE
satellite industry has made significant strides orchestration operation
• Software-defined
to integrate. The key to satellite transformation satellites
GROUND
lies in the ground segment, serving as the • Onboard
final critical factor in this transformation. processing
• Resource
orchestration
CLOUD-NATIVE DEPLOYMENT
• Virtualization, NFV/SDN
• Generic compute platforms
• Strong security requirements
CLOUD
• New business models

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5 roadblocks to
growth at scale
Operators face numerous challenges in
network deployment. These common
roadblocks impede the true reach and scale OPERATIONAL OPTIMIZING NEED FOR SCALE
of the latest generations of satellites and COMPLEXITIES SATELLITE AND SPEED
AND MANUAL CAPACITY TO MARKET
those to come. To achieve the success they
PROCESSES
aspire to, operators and service providers
need more innovative ground solutions.

INCREASED NETWORK
SECURITY AND DEPLOYMENT
ACCESSIBILITY FLEXIBILITY

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Intuition

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amplify the potential of

your satellites?
WHAT IF
YOU
COULD... chart a path to deliver
services across a
network of networks?

provide unity of operations

on your journey to
integration with the larger
telco ecosystem?

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Watch the
Intuition video

An advanced, secure satellite networking ground system

based on a cloud-native, multi-orbit architecture that
capitalizes on automation and the latest standards-based
technologies, and unifies iDirect’s industry-best capabilities.

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core capabilities

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Intuition core capabilities

Unifying iDirect’s industry-best technologies with the latest innovations

INDUSTRY-BEST CLOUD-NATIVE INTELLIGENT STANDARDS- AUTOMATION FLEXIBLE

TECHNOLOGIES ARCHITECTURE MULTI-ORBIT BASED AND END-TO-END GO-TO-MARKET
SUPPORT NETWORK ORCHESTRATION MODELS
CONVERGENCE

Bringing forward Scale services Deliver tailored Efficiently Leverage Expand

the best-in-class quickly and services for integrate your dynamic your customer
iDirect features, securely for the every application satellite network orchestration base with the
trusted by global fastest return into the global and automation broadest range
satellite players on investment communications for network of business
domain operations models

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Virtualized, cloud-based architecture

Scale services quickly for the fastest return on investment

VIRTUALIZED NETWORK AND CLOUD-BASED NETWORK Learn more about our

BASEBAND PROCESSING MANAGEMENT AND ORCHESTRATION recent virtualization demos

Achieve high performance scale Unlock high level of scalability

and agility with private and public and resiliency
cloud deployments on COTS
equipment, keeping capex low VIRTUALIZED MODEMS AND
EDGE-CLOUD FUNCTIONALITY
DIGITALIZATION STANDARDS Increase flexibility and
Use DIFI standard for satcom deployment speed
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cloud-based deployments read the brief

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GROWTH WHAT DRIVES THE NEWEST OFFERINGS

TAKES IN THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY?
INTUITION
“Removing technology constraints to enable scale and growth is
more possible than ever before. Hyperscalers, bolstered by significant
investment capital, are reshaping the satcoms landscape.

We are engaged in Proof-of-Concept initiatives with

cloud service providers to demonstrate how we move satcoms
towards cloudification.

We anticipate a future where integrated networks create seamless

service offerings. When combined with terrestrial, multi-orbit,
multi-access connectivity fabric will become a reality.”

Cynthia Harty
SVP CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, ST ENGINEERING iDIRECT

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Learn more about our

Multi-Orbit Demo

Intelligent multi-orbit support

Deliver the right services for every application on every orbit

OPTIMIZED BEAM AND MULTI-NETWORK TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS Learn more about our
BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT recent multi-orbit demo
Traffic optimization & switching
Truly differentiated features enable solutions for best path via GEO,
multi-orbit service: optimized beam NGSO, terrestrial, or cellular
switching, bandwidth management
of beams and satellites, high
data throughput, and efficiency

MULTI-ORBIT TRACKING
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Synchronize capacity from multiple read the brief

orbits using a single modem and

antenna for seamless switching

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Standards-based network convergence

Integrate your satellite network into the
global communications domain

ALIGNMENT WITH 5G STANDARDS PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION

Create operational efficiencies from Scale your business with the
telco-standards 3GPP and MEF, as well as confidence that you are evolving with
rich APIs for end-to-end service delivery the global communications industry
and a standards-based approach
5G ARCHITECTURE FOR A
NETWORK OF NETWORKS
Interoperability between satellite
and terrestrial networks to deliver true
end-to-end 5G services that leverage
lower-cost terminals

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OPTIMIZED HOW CAN YOU ALIGN WITH STANDARDS

NETWORKS AND REMAIN COMPETITIVE?
TAKE
INTUITION “Operators face tough competition. They need every option on the
table to compete. Our customers don’t want to be vendor locked.
They want resiliency, the lowest operating costs, and multiple
sources of innovation.

Intuition delivers revenue-producing technology to make it easier

for our customers to invest via flexible pricing models and spin
the network up and down to speed their time to market, increase
end customer satisfaction, and open new opportunities.”

Sridhar Kuppanna
CTO AND SVP ENGINEERING, ST ENGINEERING iDIRECT

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Automated orchestration
Optimizing space and ground integration

SATELLITE NETWORK RESOURCE DATA ANALYTICS / AI/ML Learn more about

ORCHESTRATION Intuition NMS
Leverage AI and data analytics for
Dynamic control of resources and automated network operations
allocation enabled through iDirect
partners and technology
NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Centralized and full control
GLOBAL BANDWIDTH
MANAGEMENT (GBWM)
WAVEFORM INNOVATION
Efficiently manage and control
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bandwidth usage across entire Optimize capacity with a real-time, read the brief
systems to your specifications self-organizing return link

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CUSTOMER WHAT CAN OPERATORS PRIORITIZE

SATISFACTION IN THEIR NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
TAKES TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS?
INTUITION
“Operators need the ability to optimize their business models
while maximizing customer satisfaction. They need open, flexible,
and scalable systems that enable a wide variety of business models.
That system must allow them to react quickly to ever changing
customer needs.

Intuition brings together the key technologies on the ground to

interconnect space assets to dynamically move capacity where it’s
needed, creating an optimum solution by unifying operations
across networks.”

Tim Verschage
SVP PRODUCT STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT, ST ENGINEERING iDIRECT

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Flexible go-to-market models

Reach more customers

MULTI-SERVICE OPTIMIZE SDS, HTS

Single platform serving all markets Adhere to complex SLAs with QoS
defined down to the terminal
MULTI-TIER MODELS
Use GBWM to create wholesale, INTUITION UNBOUND
managed, hosted- and virtual network
Ground system capabilities and
operator models
technology delivered as a consumption-
based service

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THE FAST- CAN OPERATORS AND PROVIDERS

TRACK TO STILL THRIVE AS NICHE BUSINESSES?
MARKET
TAKES “The industry is vibrant with innovation and disruption.
New players are shaking things up, forcing everyone to apply
INTUITION
more creativity to their go-to-market strategies.

There is a massive market to address, and the winners will

be the companies most aligned across the ecosystem, sourcing
the best of the best.

There’s a lot at stake, but we are in this together. Intuition will

be a critical conduit, fostering not only technological but also
commercial interconnections.”

Emma Park
SVP MARKET AND GROWTH STRATEGY, ST ENGINEERING iDIRECT

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Intuition TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

ground HEO
GEO

system
MEO
LEO

Automation/ Multi-Orbit Global Bandwidth Mx-Dma Resource Advanced Security

Orchestration Solutions Management Mrc Orchestration Mobility

GROUND SEGMENT ARCHITECTURE MODEM PORTFOLIO

NMS

5G NFs NFs

Network Processing Baseband Processing

M U LT I -
System System Modems, Boards, SDRs SERVICE

DEPLOYMENTS OPTIONS

Test CSP/ iDirect Hub HW Datacenter/

Environment Public Cloud DCR/DBR/XBB Private Cloud

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NETWORK-OF-NETWORKS
CONVERGENCE
Scale your business one step at a time with
• Interoperability • Alignment with
the certainty that you are evolving in alignment across networks telco standards

with global communications industry best • End-to-end network

orchestration
practices and standards, and with the confidence
of investment protection in familiar, trusted EVOLUTION TO NEXT-GENERATION
SATELLITE NETWORKS
products and industry-best technologies. • Resource • Seamless handover
orchestration between networks
• Multi-orbit support

VIRTUALIZATION OF THE
GROUND SEGMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
• Cloud-based • Cloud-based NMS
hub and modems • Digital teleport support

INDUSTRY-BEST TECHNOLOGIES

• Multi-service capabilities • Advanced beam switching

• Highest throughput • High-throughput modem
waveform Mx-DMA MRC portfolio
• Global bandwidth • Journey-enabled hub
management infrastructure

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CHARTING A HOW IS THE GROUND SYSTEM POISED

PATH TAKES TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATION
INTUITION OF THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY?

“Our unequivocal solution is Intuition—at every step. Intuition

represents the point where everything comes together. The goal
of Intuition is to learn and anticipate—to understand patterns
of life in the network, and to make the right decisions in this
environment of increasing complexity.

Technology will never stand still. The industry must adapt

collaboratively within a unified operational environment.
Intuition embraces open standards, envisioning a future where
we are more interdependent than independent.”

Don Claussen
CEO, ST ENGINEERING iDIRECT

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Your path to
fundamentally change
the way networks
are deployed
Extract maximum value from your assets
and ensure unity of operations across your
networks. Transition to new capabilities at
your pace and drive your business forward
with confidence at every step.

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The next step in your

Intuition journey
Ready to unlock the future of satellite networking?

Connect with a dedicated sales representative and discover how

Intuition can transform your vision into reality.

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