Unlocking the Benefits of Multi-Transport Networking
Today, a single network outage can cost a business thousands in lost revenue, erode customer trust, and bring operations to a standstill. A resilient network with failover connectivity options provides businesses with a competitive advantage by unlocking innovation, enabling agility, and driving customer satisfaction.
Protect Your Business with Backup and Failover Connections
Path diversity is essential for redundant connections. Business and government locations can select different transport connection paths to provide connectivity and achieve a diverse backup solution.
Cable and fiber tend to be the first choice for primary connectivity. With the expansion of 5G wireless connections, however, many locations are implementing a wireless-first architecture and using 5G as the primary WAN connection for the site.
It’s important for businesses to select diverse backup connectivity to keep connected in case of an outage to their primary connection. Options for failover connectivity include 5G, 4G/LTE from a different carrier, or low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Securing a 5G or 4G/LTE backup connection from a different provider from your primary network is an important factor for network resiliency and provides business continuity.
When looking at additional options for failover connectivity, LEO satellite connectivity is a great way to set up a diverse backup solution, providing low-latency and high-speed connections with very high availability. When an event disrupts wireline connections (e.g., cable and fiber), there is a high likelihood that cellular towers and connections will also be affected. A satellite path as backup increases the probability that a location can connect despite primary WAN connection failure.
Beyond backup connectivity, having an additional connection can help with data transfers and application traffic during peak utilization. Not all data traffic is created equal. Imagine multi-lane highways that are split between HOV and express traffic and local/freight traffic. Those looking to go quickly between two destinations will use the express lanes, whereas local traffic and freight vehicles use lanes designed for large bulk transport or local exits. In a similar way, data traffic can be categorized and routed. Processing a credit card payment needs a low-latency connection, whereas streaming video or moving bulk database backups needs a reliable, high-capacity transfer with increased latency but lower cost.
Automation Manages the Complexities in Network Traffic
Maximizing the use of multiple transports requires active monitoring and reaction. Hughes Fusion is a collection of industry-proven technologies that monitor and adapt in real-time to simplify and optimize networks without the need for customer intervention. The Hughes Fusion technology looks at traffic and, based on the application, routes network traffic to the best path, allowing for uninterrupted operations and a better overall experience. This technology—combined with the ability to order, install, monitor, and maintain a variety of network transports—makes Hughes a desirable option for managed connectivity services. We utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor data traffic and when anomalies arise, make proactive actions or notifications to avoid downtime and reduce the burden on IT teams.
Another tool is the Hughes Active Power Edge, leveraging AI/ML to detect and resolve network outages while monitoring power usage at remote locations. The Active Power Edge improves network continuity by automatically restarting connected devices when service degradation requires equipment restart. This automation removes the need to interrupt staff, ask them to locate a piece of network hardware, and cycle the power.
Hughes has developed a resilient ecosystem of network transports, smart technologies, and services. The suite of solutions allows for peace of mind and reliability by using automated monitoring and routing capabilities to reduce or eliminate outages. When a transport is offline, having a solution that can automatically failover to the available service and failback upon restoring the original service is essential to business continuity and creating a reliable infrastructure for data communication. Utilizing multiple types of transport, along with our Hughes Fusion technology, to back up or replace wireline services, is an excellent way to deliver the reliability necessary for service delivery in the connected world. With vast experience in wireline, wireless, and satellite communication, Hughes is here to be your connectivity partner.
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