Hughes announced the availability of its network back-up solutions for enterprises via the HughesNet platform with an aim to ensure 100 % uptime for the enterprises’ network.

Hughes says the back-up service platform provides a VPN grade service equivalent to MPLS VPN offering easy deployment, reliability and uptime. The services are monitored and configured from a HughesNet NOC. The service can provide back-up to both the media as well as CPE claims Hughes.

K. Krishna, AVP Marketing, Hughes India, “Recent industry estimates by Gartner show that downtime caused by network vulnerabilities is likely to triple by 2009 for firms that don’t take proactive steps. While, every organization today has some kind of backup in place for the network, most often the both the primary and the backup have a common point of failure (CPE, last mile infrastructure etc.) It is therefore imperative for organizations to look a fully diverse backup option that can completely eliminate downtime and at an affordable cost (without mirroring the primary network costs).  We feel that we are rightly positioned to address this need by using the satellite media that has the maximum reliability & reach.  Our solution is unique in providing this in a very cost-effective manner.”