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Encore Networks and Orbital Data Net Team To Deliver Emergency Satellite Network Service To The State of Louisiana

Posted on: Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 09:00 CST

Encore Networks today announced that Orbital Data Net has selected Encore's VSR-30™ Virtual Private Network (VPN) routers for the State of Louisiana's Department of Public Safety emergency backup satellite network. Built in response to the devastation and resulting network outages experienced during Hurricane Katrina, Orbital's satellite network will provide voice and data emergency backup to locations throughout the Gulf region.

Post Katrina, communications between police stations, emergency facilities and hospitals were disrupted because many radio towers in the path of the storm could only operate in local mode as the State's terrestrial wide area T-1 circuits were destroyed. To avoid this scenario in the future, Orbital Data developed high-speed VSAT services that include secure connections to the State's data center, as well as satellite circuits that support Louisiana's P25 land mobile radio network. The VSAT service includes pre-positioned as well as quick deploy antennas that can easily be supported by one technician who can re-point the antenna system with normal hand tools and without electrical power. By incorporating Encore's VSR-30™, with Selective Layer Encryption technology (SLE), all data transported over the VSAT service is secure and encrypted.

"We obviously can't prevent the destruction caused by hurricanes, but we can plan for the inevitable disruption of telecom services by installing satellite systems that are either pre-positioned or quickly deployed. They must also be easy to operate and repair by technicians on the scene under difficult circumstances," stated Greg Heifner, Orbital Data Net CEO. "With Encore's help, we can ensure the reliability and security of emergency communications."

Encore Network's VSR™ security products are versatile IP only VPN appliances that support VSAT satellite enterprise data networks with IPsec VPN, stateful inspection firewall, IP routing and QoS and SLE. The ability to perform SLE to IPsec tunnel switching allows satellite operators to provide both end-to-end on-net and off-net VPN solutions over IP without the performance degradation associated with satellite circuits and VPN solutions.

"Utilizing a combination of VSR™ equipment and the latest VSAT technology, Orbital Data has produced a disaster recovery solution that will expand over time to include even more State emergency facilities along the Gulf," said Matthew Girard, Encore's Director of Satellite Market Development. "We are excited to have been selected by Orbital Data and the State of Louisiana and look forward to our continuing involvement in this important public safety project."

About Encore Networks

Encore Networks www.encorenetworks.com is a market leader in developing manageable equipment for Secure, Converged, and Broadband solutions for carriers and enterprises. Customers currently rely on Encore's innovative VPN and security solutions for wireless, satellite, and terrestrial networks that support both legacy devices and the latest Internet routing standards. Encore products facilitate the migration from legacy data networks to broadband IP connectivity. Advanced signaling and voice inter-working solutions support circuit-to-packet migration of voice services, on premises or in the central office.

About Orbital Data Net

Orbital Data Net, Inc www.OrbitalData.net is a recognized leader in the commercial satellite industry. The Orbital Data Net staff, with expansive technical resources and backgrounds, has the technical and logistical experience to provide extremely novel network solutions. Most of the company's efforts have been focused on the design of two-way satellite links, or VSAT technology for commercial and emergency management purposes.

Source: Business Wire

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