PHILADELPHIA -- Sunoco Inc. has signed a five-year enterprise networking services contract extension. As part of the agreement, Spacenet is providing upgraded satellite networking and managed services at approximately 900 company-owned retail stores across the United States.
As part of the agreement, Sunoco stores will be upgraded to the Gilat SkyEdge VSAT platform, enabling faster speeds, stronger security and significantly improved bandwidth efficiency. Also, Spacenet will provide hybrid network management solutions and application services.
Sunoco is one of a number of Spacenet customers that are upgrading their VSAT infrastructure to our next-generation technology platform and extending their investment in our highly reliable and cost-effective satellite networks, said president and COO Glenn Katz.
McLean, Va.-based Spacenet Inc. is a provider of wireless and hybrid terrestrial broadband services for enterprise, government and home/small office customers in the United States and worldwide and serves more than 100,000 network endpoints. Spacenet's services include its Connexstar commercial-grade WAN solutions designed for retail, energy, financial services, hospitality and government customers, as well as its StarBand Internet access service, the pioneer in two-way direct-to-home broadband VSAT services. Spacenet also provides specialized VSAT-based solutions for disaster recovery, business continuity, remote and mobile communications needs.
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