Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Tuesday its Spacenet subsidiary has launched a wide range of full-time and on-demand Connexstar CI broadband services designed specifically for the Cisco IP VSAT Satellite WAN Network Module.
Spacenet is currently the only certified service provider for the Cisco VSAT NM in the United States, and is also able to provide services internationally through its Global Services Alliance.
The Cisco VSAT NM provides a Gilat SkyEdge-compatible satellite broadband system that can be integrated directly into Cisco’s 2800/3800 Integrated Service Routers or 2600XM, 2691 and 3700-series access routers.
This enables customers to easily deploy a VSAT satellite wireless networking solution that can be used for primary or backup connectivity, multicast data distribution, VoIP, disaster recovery solutions and more. Spacenet has created an informational website about enterprise satellite broadband and the services for the VSAT NM at www.spacenet.com/cisco.
Customers purchasing the VSAT NM can contact Spacenet or a Spacenet authorized channel partner for the data network service to be used with the network module. Spacenet’s new Connexstar CI services for the Cisco VSAT NM include narrowband or broadband (up to 2 Mbps) full-time services, or usage-based services designed specifically for backup or disaster recovery needs.
These services are enterprise-grade offerings with high uptime backed by SLAs for reliability and a choice of on-site maintenance options.
Spacenet delivers services to more than 80,000 VSATs and approximately 100 government and enterprise customers nationwide, including some of the world’s largest managed WANs. VSAT is especially valuable as a backup connectivity platform because its wireless technology bypasses the wireline last-mile infrastructure for availability even in the case of a local telephone company outage or disaster.
Spacenet’s Connexstar CI on-demand services also include advanced SmartCare monitoring and reporting tools, as well as optional integrated applications such as multicast file delivery.
“Spacenet is proud to be the first services provider in the United States to deliver solutions packages for the Cisco VSAT NM,” said Spacenet Acting CEO Glenn Katz.
“Spacenet has years of experience in supporting mission-critical enterprise and government VSAT networks, so customers seeking to deploy the Cisco VSAT NM can be confident that they will receive dependable, high-performance services.
“We look forward to supporting this new product combining Cisco and Gilat technology, and introducing the benefits of Spacenet’s satellite broadband services to a new group of enterprise and government customers.”
