Hughes Cements Backup SatServices Into Place

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is providing ESSROC, a leading North American cement producer, with HughesNet Access Continuity, a backup solution that ensures communications continuity. By the end of the year, Hughes will have equipped all 33 North American ESSROC offices with the backup satellite broadband services. ESSROC’s entire business relies on broadband connectivity to efficiently manufacture, package, and distribute cement throughout North America. The company turned to Hughes to provide a back-up satellite broadband solution after realizing that the redundant landline network purchased from its primary network provider also went down if the provider’s central office had problems.




ESSROC runs all accounting, processing, email, bulk loading, time and attendance, safety, and compliance data over its network. HughesNet Access Continuity uses satellite broadband technology to create a diverse path to the primary landline network, ensuring that all ESSROC’s mission-critical applications stay up and running on the network if the primary MPLS network fails. HughesNet Access Continuity includes network design assistance, installation, maintenance, and management of the satellite-based backup network. The result is an overall network that can operate at greater than 99.99 percent availability at a reasonable cost—Germantown, Maryland