KVH enhances mini-VSAT broadband satellite network with Global MPLS

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. recently implemented a global private multiprotocol label switching network connecting all of the teleports and satellite beams in its mini-VSAT broadband network, the company announced.
According to a press release, the benefits of MPLS for the thousands of mini-VSAT broadband users on commercial and recreational vessels worldwide include increased security, enhanced quality of service and increased network reliability.
The design of the MPLS network is intended to aggregate all customer satellite traffic and provides Internet egress at KVH’s “MegaPOPs” (point-of-presence access points) located in North America, Europe and Asia.
The network also ensures security and reliability of all customer traffic by enabling the KVH mini-VSAT Broadband network to provide state-of-the-art firewalls and redundant high-speed Internet connections at each MegaPOP. MPLS provides a level of security and quality above that of a virtual private network, a configuration that corporate customers have utilized for years to protect the security of their data.
“There are tremendous advantages to an MPLS network in terms of quality of service, reliability and security,” Rick Driscoll, KVH vice president of satellite products and services, said in a statement. “We are now moving traffic to and from our hubs over state-of-the-art private network connections, as opposed to the public Internet. As a result, we can more effectively control the path that traffic takes through the network. This has enhanced the terrestrial backbone for the entire mini-VSAT Broadband network.”
MPLS also allows KVH to supply its mini-VSAT broadband customers with a Global Static IP service, where customers can be assigned a unique public IP address global use, making authorized communications to a vessel less complex and more secure.
The mini-VSAT Broadband network provides connectivity to commercial vessels and recreational yachts globally.