DIRECWAY® - Government and public administration services

Broadband Connectivity. Anytime. Anywhere

Headquartered near Washington, DC, in Germantown, Maryland, and with more than 30 years of satellite communications experience, Hughes Network Systems stands ready to provide its high standard of broadband communication services to the Federal, State and Local Government. Flexibility, scalability, security, reliability, and cost are important factors as the Government evolves. The Government is charged with extensive, complex, and vital missions, which places enormous challenges on telecommunications infrastructures. HNS broadband satellite communications technology is well suited to provide a range of solutions to Government markets in the US and globally, including: Managed Private Networks,DIRECWAY® Internet Access,Remote Access,Distance Learning/Video Conferencing,Continuity of Operations (COOP),Emergency Preparedness,Broadcast, Multicast Delivery and Multicast Streaming,Teleworker Solutions

From facilitating day-to-day operations to instantly creating crisis communications centers, HNS solutions gives the Government the ability to connect and reach constituents in a reliable, fast, secure, and cost-effective manner.

Benefits of DIRECWAY®

10 Reasons to Choose our Broadband by Satellite Solutions:

Ubiquitous Coverage: continent-wide or global
Highly Secure: triple DES-encrypted transmissions
Scalable: rapid deployment in low cost increments
Cost-Effective: total cost of ownership less than comparable terrestrial networks
Reliable: high-quality, contracted Service Level Agreements
Flexible: assignable bandwidth capacity and throughput at each site
Rapid Provisioning: compact terminals, easy to install and redeploy
Industry Proven: enterprise-grade networks throughout Fortune 1000 companies
Comprehensive Single Provider: managed, end-to-end service by HUGHES
Vital to Homeland Security: anytime/anywhere capability

When you stream multimedia files over DIRECWAY®, you enjoy full-screen, full-motion video, audio performance without dropouts, and timely delivery to all designated recipients—without burdening your corporate network. In addition to delivering superior quality, DIRECWAY® multicast technology provides an efficient and cost-effective method of streaming content across your network.

For businesses seeking to stream video to multiple users simultaneously, delivery over the Internet is not an effective option. Streaming digital content over the Internet places a heavy bandwidth demand on your network, takes a significant amount of technical expertise, and delivers inconsistent quality. And many of your users may not receive the stream at all. DIRECWAY® Multicast Streaming will improve your video quality, reduce expenses, and allow you to reach those previously out of touch.

Streamline your business operations

Companies in all industries are cutting travel expenses by communicating management briefings, conducting live training sessions, and broadcasting company events to employees at remote facilities. Petroleum companies use DIRECWAY® Multicast Streaming to deliver news and weather, along with advertising, to consumers while they fill up at the gas pump. A well-known financial services firm broadcasts its own programming to hundreds of brokers located throughout the United States—directly to their desktops—every business day. With DIRECWAY® it’s easy and immediately available. Imagine all the benefits streaming media can bring to your business.

A more economical streaming solution

Companies of all sizes are beginning to recognize cost savings utilizing streaming media. DIRECWAY® uses point-to-multipoint distribution to make streaming media efficient and affordable—an inherent advantage over land-based solutions. With Multicast Streaming, costs are based on data rate, not number of recipients. So as you add sites and users, your transmission costs stay fixed. Unlike one-to-one transmissions over the Internet, DIRECWAY® Multicast Streaming delivers your message to any number of recipients, simultaneously, putting you in control of bandwidth costs.

DIRECWAY® Multicast Streaming gives you many other ways to cut costs. Decrease travel expenses and employee travel time by using DIRECWAY Multicast Streaming to deliver timely training or corporate content. You can also eliminate the reproduction, packaging and shipping costs of delivering content on CDs, video or audio tapes.

Quality you can count on

Streaming media over the Internet can present problems with quality, including delays, jagged pictures, and jerky motion. DIRECWAY® Multicast Streaming bypasses the Internet bottleneck so that individual users receive your media stream directly over a separate multicast channel. The result: Your content quality is not only smoother and clearer, but it's also delivered faster and with more consistent performance and reliability.

A complement to your existing network

With DIRECWAY®, your terrestrial network is no longer an obstacle for delivering high-quality, high-bandwidth content. The DIRECWAY® Multicast Streaming service can be implemented as an overlay on your existing network to handle all of your high-bandwidth multicast streaming and content distribution needs. Whether you need dedicated multi-megabit capacity or simply occasional use, as your bandwidth needs grow, DIRECWAY® will be there.

The secure way to go

The DIRECWAY® network incorporates various security mechanisms, as well as encryption, to ensure the privacy of all customers’ information. Each multicast stream is encrypted with a unique session key that restricts access to a data stream or package. Internet traffic, corporate intranet data, as well as live multicast streams and data files, are all protected in the DIRECWAY® satellite network against interception by any site other than the intended recipient.

5 Reasons to Choose DIRECWAY® Multicast Streaming

Fixed cost distribution service—control your expenses even as you add new sites to your network
Strikingly superior quality over Internet streaming media
Complete distribution service with nationwide availability
Faster, more reliable transmission to all your locations
Highest level of security and community management

Continuity of Operations (COOP) - DIRECWAY® Satellite BackupSM

The only completely independent backup solution for Frame Relay Service and other remote access networks.
There are few things more costly to businesses than a serious disruption of the network. In an outage situation, a portion or sometimes your entire network can come to a screeching halt. Result: no information, no transactions, no sales.

DIRECWAY® Satellite Backup offers a dependable, alternate transport path to keep your business running. This business continuity service provides your enterprise a route-diverse solution using satellite technology to establish a direct connection to your affected sites. So in the event your terrestrial connections fail, your backup system is in place to keep your critical applications going. The backup service is always active and will kick in whenever it’s needed.

DIRECWAY® Satellite Backup is offered with different service options, so you get the solution that's right for you. Which systems are critical to the operation of your business? Is it credit/debit processing? Data polling? Maybe your business relies on Internet access or reservations systems to be available at all times. With DIRECWAY® Satellite Backup, you decide which applications to back up—to meet both your business and your budgetary needs.

Fast to deploy, easy to manage
DIRECWAY® Satellite Backup is a cost-effective solution that offers you the advantage of working with a single vendor. You get professional installation nationwide, so DIRECWAY® Satellite Backup can be rolled out to all your locations across the country, on a schedule that meets your needs. Plus, you always know exactly who to contact with questions, training needs or any other issues.

Additional value-added broadband services to leverage your investment
In addition to safeguarding your critical applications, DIRECWAY® Satellite Backup also lets you take advantage of DIRECWAY® network services that support a wide range of business applications. Distribute large files quickly and reliably or stream multimedia presentations or business television to as many users as you like. Whatever your business needs, DIRECWAY® has the right solution to help you address them.

The highest level of security
The DIRECWAY® satellite network can extend your intranet to remote locations, without raising concerns about security issues. All data connections to the DIRECWAY® Operations Center are physically secured, and every customer’s transmission is encrypted and uniquely addressed over our private network to ensure privacy.

Hughes Professional Services tailors the solution to meet your needs
Hughes Professional Services can review your terrestrial network and applications to assist you in designing a satellite backup solution. We can also assess the operability of your critical applications, provide site support during installation, and conduct annual audits of your backup configuration to ensure ongoing compliance with your requirements.

5 Reasons to Choose DIRECWAY® Satellite Backup

A diverse solution that gives you a true connectivity backup with an alternate transport path
Quick to deploy, easy to manage—with only one vendor to deal with for all your locations
The ability to leverage your investment with the wide range of DIRECWAY® services that run on the same platform
Cost-effective, dependable backup for some or all of your sites
Secure, private network connectivity

DIRECWAY® Private IPSM - Secure, high-speed connectivity to all your locations

Corporate networks continue the shift to broadband speeds, integrated applications, and IP transport, yet many IT managers still wrestle with the issue of providing broadband connectivity to all of their geographically dispersed locations. How is it possible to provide high-speed access to all of your sites in a simple, cost-effective way and still maintain the highest level of security?

The answer is DIRECWAY® Private IP—an inherently secure end-to-end solution that delivers high performance throughout your network. DIRECWAY® Private IP uses satellite technology to connect your remote sites directly to your corporate LAN, so that all your sites can have direct, high-speed IP access to your broadband applications no matter where they are.

Safeguard your vital business data
Rely on DIRECWAY® Private IP to securely deliver corporate data to your dispersed locations. The DIRECWAY® network incorporates multiple security mechanisms, as well as encryption, to ensure the privacy of all customers’ information. All data connections to the DIRECWAY® Network Operations Center are physically secured, and every customer’s entry point is separate and carried on dedicated infrastructure.

Take advantage of new content delivery capabilities
Unlike terrestrial alternatives, DIRECWAY® Private IP provides a high-speed delivery channel to meet your content delivery needs. Take advantage of Multicast Delivery to send large files quickly and reliably to all your recipients simultaneously. And with Multicast Streaming, you can cost-effectively transmit live streaming media to as many users as you like. Whatever your business needs, DIRECWAY® has the right solution to help you address them.

Gain significant cost savings
DIRECWAY® Private IP is not just secure and easy to implement—it can also help save money. Since DIRECWAY® Private IP is a single, multi-faceted solution, it's more cost-effective to deploy than services pieced together, component by component, from many individual vendors. In addition, DIRECWAY® is highly scalable, so it can grow as your business does without requiring expensive overhauls. You also save by offloading extranet and Internet traffic from your corporate LAN onto your DIRECWAY® network for lower bandwidth costs.

One vendor, one platform—for easier management
DIRECWAY® Private IP offers you the sizeable advantage of working with a single vendor to deploy your network. You get professional installation nationwide with turnkey implementation, so DIRECWAY® can be rolled out to all your locations across the country in a matter of weeks versus months for alternative terrestrial networks. DIRECWAY® Private IP gives you one standardized platform that supports all the applications you need to run your business. And there's no special configuration required at remote sites. You always know exactly who to contact with questions, training needs, or any other issues.

Managed services that free up your network resources
Together with Private IP, DIRECWAY® offers managed Network Services that can take the burden of redundant data carriage off your corporate LAN. Not only can you save money from the start, but more importantly you can also ease the costs of expansion as usage grows. Provide remote users with Internet access directly via the DIRECWAY® service and not through your corporate LAN. Rely on the DIRECWAY® Network Operations Center for user administration and destination management. With our Managed Network Services you can easily include partners, vendors, and affiliates in your network with DIRECWAY® access directly from their locations. And you get all these benefits within the confines of the secure, managed, Private IP network environment.

5 Reasons to Choose DIRECWAY® Private IP

High-speed access to your corporate network for all your locations
Secure private network connectivity
Managed network services options that free up your network resources
Quick to deploy, easy to manage—with one standardized platform from one vendor
Cost-effective, robust solution