SpectraCast DR5000 is Comtech EFData’s next generation of IP enabled Integrated Receivers and Decoders. Compact and economical, it offers MPEG-2 and DVB-compliant decoding and demultiplexing of data streams for such varied applications as virtual private networking, IP multicasting, fast Internet access, etc. In conjunction with SpectraCast DTMX 5000 IP Gateway, the DR5000 provides an end-to-end solution for IP networking over satellite. The DR5000 offers small and large subscribers seamless, high-speed, cost-effective IP connectivity for Internet access (bypassing the terrestrial network congestion and delays), real-time multimedia, multicast and other applications.

SpectraCast® DTMX5000 is a DVB-compliant MPEG–2 IP gateway. It encodes digital satellite data transmissions for broadcasting of IP-based Ethernet traffic, supporting high-speed data communication for fast, secure, and reliable TCP and UDP over IP applications. The DTMX5000 manages data traffic between the Internet or other information sources and satellite downlinks at variable rates of up to full transponder. While supporting multiple QoS levels, the DTMX5000 controls both bandwidth allocation and the number of simultaneous subscribers.