Spacenet Inc. has announced that its Channel Partner Orbital Data Net (ODN) recently deployed Spacenet's high-performance Connexstar satellite services in support of emergency networks for government agencies to help bring vital communications online during severe weather conditions.

The services enable rapid deployment of completely converged communications to support voice, video and broadband data via satellite for emergency response teams. ODN deployed an emergency satellite communications network for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety to support critical operations during, and after, back-to-back hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Spacenet's Connexstar services, deployed by ODN, provided support for the State's VPN connections and Voice over IP emergency telephones. The network connected the Department of Public Safety in Baton Rouge to Highway Patrol Trooper Headquarters located at sites across the affected zones. The satellite systems proved to be extremely reliable, enduring winds in excess of 100 miles per hour for sustained periods of time. ODN also deployed an advanced emergency management network in Missouri to help government agencies and community organizations resume data and voice communications during the aftermath of severe flooding. With damaged terrestrial networks and with cellular towers down, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) provided a transportable and rapidly deployable satellite network to The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The emergency communications network, based on Spacenet's industry leading Connexstar Performance service and implemented by ODN, provided support for Voice over IP (VoIP), radio backhaul, and VPN Internet access.

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