If you’re comparing Newtec and iDirect satellite modems for a UAE, KSA, or wider GCC deployment, there’s one thing you should know before you decide anything: since 2021, they’re the same company. Newtec was acquired by ST Engineering in 2020.…
Five factors feed into your BUC power requirement. Antenna gain and satellite G/T work in your favour; rain fade and higher data rates work against you. The BUC power bridges the gap. What BUC Output Power Actually Does The BUC’s…
Ask any VSAT engineer and they’ll tell you: the two components most misunderstood by procurement teams are the BUC and the LNB. Both sit at the antenna, both deal with frequency conversion — but they do opposite jobs, spec differently,…
