{"id":509938,"date":"2024-12-10T10:18:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T15:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/?p=509938"},"modified":"2024-12-10T10:18:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T15:18:27","slug":"don-claussen-st-engineering-idirect-commercial-space-transformers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/don-claussen-st-engineering-idirect-commercial-space-transformers\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Claussen, ST Engineering iDirect &#8211; Commercial Space Transformers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Don Claussen, ST Engineering iDirect\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3GyNtZ0vPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Don Claussen, CEO, ST Engineering iDirect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key topics of the conversation include virtualization, automation, and the push for standardization in satellite networks, which aim to enable greater flexibility, scalability, and interoperability. 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