Xiplink Releases Palm-Sized Mobile Satellite Wireless Optimizer

[Satellite Today 03-03-09] Xiplink has released the XipStick, a wireless optimizer for mobile satellite services, the company announced Mar. 2.
    XipSitck is a self-contained, palm-sized wireless optimizer that runs XipLink Optimization Software (XipOS) version 2.7. The XipStick is installed between a remote PC and any mobile satellite service terminal while transparently optimizing the wireless bandwidth. The unit also delivers access to XipLink’s kernel-coded protocol acceleration, streaming data compression and Internet optimization in a portable device with built-in IPSec.
    "This latest addition to our product family can typically double the network capacity available to today’s broadband mobile satellite users. We were able to leverage our own XE embedded software solution to quickly bring this portable optimizer to market and did not compromise on any XipOS features," said Charlie Younghusband, Xiplink’s senior vice president of product development, in a statement.