Hughes offers managed broadband VPN

BANGALORE, INDIA: Hughes has introduced a new VPN offering -- the ‘Managed Broadband VPN’ as a part of its managed network services portfolio.

Managed broadband VPN is a fully managed, cost-effective solution designed on a dual medium of terrestrial and satellite to deliver connectivity services with the ease of ‘One-Window Interaction’ and complete end-to-end monitoring and management capabilities.

This bundled solution offers enterprise customers high reach and broadband speed at competitive rates and is ideal for organizations that need to connect a large number of sites.

This new service effectively blends satellite and wireline like DSL into a fully integrated managed network service that offers the most cost-effective VPN service for enterprises at every location translating into improved performance, higher employee productivity, and greater customer satisfaction.

The service is currently being launched in two flavours. The first flavour uses either a terrestrial or satellite medium at an organization’s location depending on the feasibility and reliability criteria. The second flavour uses both the terrestrial and satellite medium at each and every location in order to provide a very high uptime still remaining cost-effective.

“While IP VPN market in India is estimated to be around US $386.7 million in 2008 and growing at a rate of 32.7 percent, the challenges faced by distributed enterprises with respect to cost-effective connectivity while networking large number of points of presence and lack of skilled IT manpower to manage these networks still remains a reality. Hughes’ Optimised VPN Service plugs this very gap in the market”, said K. Krishna, AVP Marketing, Hughes India. "The response from verticals like retail and BFSI has been extremely positive and I am confident that Hughes will be able to capture a sizeable chunk of this market," he added.

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