Hughes VPN Accelerator service operates seamlessly with the Nortel IPsec VPN industry standard, as well as with some Check Point and Cisco systems. The firm has said the service implements uniformly secure VPNs and eliminates latency constraints of earlier satellite-based VPNs.
Hughes Network Systems has teamed up with GTSI Corp. to offer the DIRECWAY service to federal, state and local governmental agencies. The Hughes-GTSI solutions meet government-specified security and reliability regulations, Hughes said.
Medina said the DIRECWAY service differs from most existing terrestrial broadband services, in that none are apparently capable of providing robust multimedia multicast transmissions. The new Multimedia Services feature operates as a network overlay that permits enterprises to deliver pre-stored or live digital video without using existing data-network capacity. Because the service supports next-generation video compression, such as MPEG4, Hughes said the service will remain viable in the future.
Hughes Network Systems is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DIRECTV Group, which in turn is owned by News Corp.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
