Case Study
Lottery: Transactions and Multicast
For a leading lottery integrator, a satellite network provided a high availability and reliable network infrastructure to support multiple nationwide lottery locations.
Requirement
A leading lottery systems integrator was seeking a reliable network solution to provide consistent support for online lottery applications with the capability of multicasting to 15,000+ lottery terminals nationwide.
Solution
Since 2003, Spacenet has provided over 15,000 VSAT terminals for use by this customer for government-authorized lotteries nationwide. Spacenet provided the customer with a primary dedicated SkyEdge hub and a secondary backup hub for continuity of operations. In addition, Spacenet is providing ongoing management services. Spacenet's solution provides the most advanced VSAT technology available, with higher speeds, improved bandwidth efficiency and stronger security to support the customer’s lottery networks in various states.
Success
Spacenet’s VSAT solution provided a network platform that could be used at various state lottery networks to support high performance transaction processing, broadband software multicast downloading and video broadcast. The customer benefited from uniform high availability at every location, three seconds IP transaction processing and support for interactive applications.
