Allot NetEnforcer AC-400 Offers Enhanced Network Management, Usage-Based Billing and Guaranteed Bandwidth   

Allot Communications, a leader in intelligent IP service optimization solutions based on deep packet inspection (DPI), announced today that Loral Skynet is using the NetEnforcer AC-400 bandwidth management device to help businesses safeguard critical information and network performance in the event of natural disasters or everyday outages.

Loral Skynet, a global communications provider, has developed SkyReach Ensure, a business continuity suite, allowing business, government agency and service provider customers to decrease the potential for network downtime.

Through a network of geosynchronous satellites and high-speed terrestrial fiber, Loral Skynet transports high-quality data, voice and video content for television programming, telephony, business communications, high-quality audio, broadband and Internet connectivity. In the event of a ground disaster, Loral Skynet can seamlessly transfer IP-data traffic to its satellite connections, without compromising network performance.

Loral Skynet manages network traffic for over 400 companies. As part of the company's offering, it guarantees that any contingency network will be sized to meet the bandwidth that customers need, when they need it. In addition, Loral Skynet provides options for dedicated usage, dynamic usage or volume-based billing so that customers only pay for what they use.

"To guarantee bandwidth availability, we needed to be able to prioritize traffic and shape traffic flows on the network in real-time," said Patrick Brant, president of Loral Skynet. "NetEnforcer AC-400 is a perfect solution, offering the ability to shape traffic so that customers involved in an outage can immediately have access to the level of bandwidth they require to maintain operations."

The NetEnforcer AC-400 gives Loral Skynet greater visibility into customer networks to inspect, identify and analyze hundreds of applications and protocols and to track subscriber behavior. Based on DPI, the NetEnforcer AC-400 helps Loral Skynet optimize network speed, content delivery and performance of services on the network.

"Most importantly, the NetEnforcer AC-400 allows us to offer usage-based billing," said Brant. "It's critical that our customers only pay based on their level of usage, and with Allot, we can determine exactly how much bandwidth each customer has used, and bill appropriately."

"Being able to maintain operations through a disaster is not just about getting network access," said Rami Hadar, president and CEO, Allot Communications. "In these situations, the risk of revenue loss is high, but getting immediate access and having the level of bandwidth required to maintain business-as-usual can significantly decrease the negative impact of downtime."

About Loral Skynet

A pioneer in the satellite industry, Loral Skynet delivers the superior service quality and range of satellite and global network service solutions that have made it an industry leader for more than 40 years. Through the broad coverage of the Telstar satellite fleet, in combination with its global fiber network infrastructure, Skynet meets the needs of companies around the world for broadcast and data network services, Internet access, IP and systems integration. For more information, visit the Loral Skynet Web site at www.loralskynet.com.

About Allot Communications

Allot Communications (www.allot.com) is the leading provider of intelligent IP service optimization solutions. Designed for carriers, service providers and enterprises, Allot solutions apply deep packet inspection (DPI) technology to transform broadband pipes into smart networks. This creates the visibility and control vital to manage applications and services, guarantee quality of service (QoS), contain operating costs and maximize revenue. Allot believes in listening to customers and provides them access to its global network of visionaries, innovators and support engineers.