iDirect, Inc. (iDirect) has informed SatNews that LBiSat, a U.S.-based satellite communications provider, has launched a satellite IP service designed to assist utility companies meet industry regulations and improve their operational costs, all based on the iDirect Evolution platform. The service equips utility companies with two-way, broadband connectivity to support a broad range of applications from monitoring unmanned electrical substations and power generation facilities to expanding automatic data collection from rural customers.


With LBiSat’s satellite broadband service, utility companies gain a more reliable network solution to monitor SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) devices, with the ability to extend broadband applications such as video surveillance, VoIP and corporate data access to remote substations. The satellite service can also be leveraged by utility companies to manage green energy sites located deep into remote geographies where terrestrial networks are not readily accessible and to support the real-time monitoring of energy load distribution across every substation and customer location.