VPN / IP Transit

Warsaw Metropolitan Business Centre

These days, it is a necessity for any company or organisation to have secure access to company data and resources. Employees, business partners and customers require the ability to access the central data network from any location in order to increase productivity and flexibility.

Overview

Management is always asked to provide more with less, particularly in this challenging economic environment. There is constant pressure to deliver business applications with higher performance (speed and reliability) at a lower cost. For the distributed enterprise, there have typically been two choices for Wide-Area Network (WAN) Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions—broadband VPNs or an MPLS solution. What if there were a new third alternative that offered more performance at a better price point than either of these two approaches?
 
We compare the costs and risks associated with traditional broadband VPN and MPLS approaches, followed by an examination of a new high-availability VPN solution from ZipTex. ZipTex solution overcomes the drawbacks associated with traditional broadband IP-VPN and T1-WANs, delivering unprecedented availability, high-performance bandwidth, and robust security—all at a competitive price point.
 
 

The Service

The ZipGate High-Availability VPN solution combines low-cost broadband access with redundant, broadband wireless coverage to yield network availability that is unrivaled in the industry. This is achieved by exploiting three technology trends:
 
  1. Advances in broadband access, performance, and service management capabilities
  2. New, built-in WAN optimization capabilities
  3. Redundant, dual-independent broadband paths
 
The ZipGate High-Availability VPN offers companies an integrated managed network solution that meshes broadband wireline connectivity with redundant broadband wireless (satellite or EVDO) coverage. As illustrated in Table 1, the result is an enterprise network “triple-play” that features higher performance, better reliability, and lower cost than T1-based private networks.
 
 

Approach

Customers have the flexibility to choose any combination of wireline, wireless, and satellite access technologies at each site based on their unique business requirements. For example, the network design could include a primary DSL site connection coupled with redundant satellite coverage. Or, primary T1s could be deployed with redundant EVDO wireless. The ZipGate High-Availability VPN solution is technology agnostic. No matter what technology combinations are chosen, customers receive a complete, managed solution that includes end-to-end network status visibility, proactive monitoring features and fault-management capabilities.

 
The advantages remain the same, regardless of the technology combination:
 
  1. More bandwidth and better application performance
  2. Dramatically enhanced network reliability
  3. Robust security
  4. Low cost
As a result, revenue streams and operational performance are protected while bandwidth increases significantly and security is strengthened. In addition, the HughesNet solution can be readily modified as the enterprise expands or network requirements change.