The next-gen solution integrates cloud-native capabilities with ST Engineering iDirect’s mobility, waveform, and bandwidth management technologies.

Satellite communications provider, ST Engineering iDirect, has released Intuition, its next-generation, cloud-native, software-defined ground system designed for multi-orbit environments, for customer testing and adoption.

Intuition combines the best of ST Engineering iDirect’s trusted technologies with future-focused cloud-based, standards-based, multi-orbit solutions, enabling customers to scale effortlessly while maintaining exceptional service quality.

The initial release marks a critical step toward the general availability release in 2025, allowing customers early integration and testing of Intuition in their own network ecosystems. This hands-on experience will, consequently, accelerate the adoption of new high-performance features alongside ST Engineering iDirect’s other products in mobility and bandwidth management.

Intuition’s advanced capabilities include the provision of hub compute rack (DCR) infrastructure within a private cloud environment for network processing that enhances operational flexibility. Its standards-based, cloud-native network management system is capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of terminals and provides a comprehensive view of network health, performance and usage, giving customers the power to make data-driven decisions instantly – all in a single view. Intuition offers faster beam mapping for optimised beam selection, thereby improving the performance of mobility applications. By introducing domain-based automatic beam switching (D-ABS), Intuition ensures seamless, flexible network changes, while a new unified satellite tracking solution enhances multi-orbit operations. Additionally, Intuition integrates ST Engineering iDirect’s trusted innovations including Global Bandwidth Management (GBWM), enabling customers to differentiate their service offerings with optimised service level agreements. It also offers investment protection as customers can leverage journey-enabled infrastructure and modems to evaluate the lifecycle of their current technology, making informed decisions about adoption strategies and assuring future success.

Speaking at the release of Intuition, Don Claussen, CEO at ST Engineering iDirect, said: “No two customers will use Intuition the same way. This initial release is a critical first step that empowers our customers to plan more effectively and rapidly integrate Intuition within their unique network environments. We’re committed to working  with our customers to develop tailored strategies that maximize the return on their investments, ensuring long-term growth in today’s competitive landscape.”

As part of its phased release strategy, ST Engineering iDirect will continue to collaborate closely with customers, offering comprehensive support as they prepare for Intuition’s full general availability in 2025.