KT SAT and ST Engineering iDirect to build South Korea maritime satcom
KT SAT · ST Engineering iDirect
KT SAT, ST Engineering iDirect, Waldo and Intellian will build a Ku- and Ka-band ground system for South Korea's maritime network.
what happened
KT SAT will lead a consortium with ST Engineering iDirect, Waldo, and Intellian to deliver a secure maritime connectivity system for a South Korean government project, per the companies' joint announcement and Via Satellite. ST Engineering iDirect will upgrade the government's existing Ku-band ground environment and build a next-generation Ka-band system across two geographically diverse hubs, with Waldo handling local integration and Intellian supplying the antenna hardware; KT SAT is responsible for end-to-end deployment and integration. Neither company disclosed a contract value or project timeline.
why it matters
The deal extends ST Engineering iDirect's ground-system business into a sovereign Asian maritime market and gives KT SAT a multi-vendor government reference project as satcom operators compete for legacy VSAT government contracts against lower-cost LEO alternatives.
for who
maritime connectivity providers, ground-segment vendors
signal-to-noise
quick facts
- Companies
- KT SAT, ST Engineering iDirect
- Category
- partnership
- Impact
- notable
- SNR
- 4 / 5
- Event date
- 2026-11-04
- Published
- 2026-11-06 00:09 UTC