The rapid advancements in connectivity technology, particularly in multi-path and multi-orbit networks, are revolutionizing remote operations. These innovations offer unparalleled resilience, flexibility, and uptime, enabling businesses to effectively manage a vast network of edge devices. As we look to the future, the integration of services like Starlink and OneWeb, along with upcoming constellation launches from Amazon Kuiper and Telesat Lightspeed, promises to drive increased options along with even greater efficiencies and capabilities. Embracing these advancements is essential for organizations aiming to stay competitive in an increasingly connected world.
Supercharging remote operations with multi-path connectivity
To help customers stay ahead of the curve, Speedcast has been transforming its SIGMA Edge Networking platform. The upgraded architecture will deliver better resource utilization, greater scalability, and more customization options, all while enabling customers to reduce costs and leverage their existing investments.
Apps to power greater automation
One of the key features of the upgraded SIGMA platform is the ability to treat virtual machines and containerized software as applications, with identical management and lifecycle capabilities. This flexibility will enable greater automation for managing the deployment and updating of software and applications at the edge, which is essential for handling the continued growth of edge devices. Whether deploying new services or capturing more data, SIGMA’s software-based approach simplifies remote management.
More virtual network functions
The SIGMA platform will also offer various enterprise SD-WAN options for edge networking, as well as integrated local and cloud-managed XDR and SIEM solutions. This flexibility allows customers to manage remote or edge applications through a cloud-based portal, making it quicker and more cost-effective to meet specific operational needs.
Centralized management and orchestration
With SIGMA, customers can effectively support their applications and workloads, managing remote deployments, software updates, and security measures all from a single platform. The platform’s robust security features, built on hardware-based TPM, ensure that applications remain secure and untampered. If any issues arise, the system will halt operations until everything is verified safe, providing customers with added peace of mind.
Customizing remote operations
Customers can tailor their application sets—whether Speedcast applications, third-party solutions, or proprietary software—to meet their specific needs. With SIGMA’s templating feature, deploying applications becomes straightforward. Users can create packages for various projects and roll out the same software and network configurations to multiple SIGMA devices simultaneously, eliminating tedious manual setups and streamlining the deployment process.
Keeping bandwidth costs under control
By leveraging the power of SIGMA’s multi-path network management solutions, remote sites will be able to maintain high throughput service, even as they reach network data limits, such as those implemented by Starlink. The platform’s automated notification features and seamless multipath management capabilities help to keep costs in line with expectations without customers experiencing throttling or decreased network performance. With diverse routes in place, customers will be able to maintain high throughput even in situations of data limits, ensuring that costs remain predictable.
Embracing hardware diversity
SIGMA’s agnostic approach offers complete flexibility in tailoring hardware to meet specific operational needs. The latest SIGMA platform release enhances remote site visibility and control through smaller routing functions that expand hardware diversity and reduce costs. This adaptability promotes greater automation in deployment and updates, enabling businesses to effectively manage the growing number of edge devices while optimizing their investments.
Taking your network to the next level
For those already utilizing multi-path or hybrid connectivity to sustain remote operations, the upgraded SIGMA Edge Networking platform offers an opportunity to elevate your network to new heights. The upgrades platform and new system architecture allows you to seize new opportunities while preserving the value of your existing infrastructure and investments.
Speak with our expert and unlock the potential of multi-path connectivity for your remote operations.