...face challenges from high-latency and packet errors. Telecommunications provider Carrier to Carrier Telecom B.V. (C2C) faced these problems while providing satellite connectivity services to various armed forces in Afghanistan. C2C found the solution with Silver Peak virtual WAN optimizers, and now benefits from improved satellite bandwidth utilization and faster end-user responses. Network connectivity for military personnel is extremely important and allows troops to connect with family and friends back home, while also keeping them in touch with news from around the world. C2C was experiencing the challenge to manage IP data (TCP and UDP) going over bandwidth-limited and relatively-expensive satellite links. The majority of the traffic was HTTP, but other applications included email, streaming audio, Internet TV, VoIP, and FTP.
With the Silver Peak virtual WAN optimizers deployed, C2C is achieving bandwidth reductions of greater than 50 percent. The effects of more than 600 milliseconds of latency were also overcome, and packet loss is now less than 1 percent. By deploying Silver Peak's virtual appliances on VMware, C2C's server and facility costs have been lowered by 200 percent. C2C is now able to run more applications and service more users with the same amount of satellite bandwidth they had before deploying Silver Peak. C2C, a Globecomm company, specializes in satellite communication solutions and owns and operates a Teleport in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands.