[SatNews] CapRock Communications has completed the rollout of iDirect’s nexgen Evolution® platform across its clients’ energy and maritime vessels in the Gulf of Mexico.

Over 300 CapRock sites are now operating on Evolution and more will be implemented globally over the next year. Customers are immediately experiencing greater service availability during severe rain patterns and will benefit from better bandwidth utilization and easier rig transitions from one region to the next. By standardizing globally on the Evolution platform, CapRock can provide clients with seamless global service and maintain existing service capabilities even while vessels are en route. Built on the latest DVB-S2 broadcasting standard with Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM), Evolution provides immediate bandwidth efficiency gains and improved link availability during adverse weather. Further, iDirect’s Group Quality of Service (QoS) feature gives CapRock’s customers flexibility across the network, allowing them to set bandwidth priorities even at the application level. This means that a critical monitoring function at one location can be programmed to take precedence over personal email usage at another site.