1. Costain Group PLC, a leader in Engineering Solutions and Construction, implements an
innovative bonded cellularconnectivity solution from Onwave, built on Peplink router
technology.
UK, 7th
July2015 - Costainthe £1Bn engineeringservicesgroupare continuallylookingfor
innovationstoenhance deliveryof its200 ongoingnational infrastructure projects.With 30 Projects
mobilisingatanyone time,the companywantedtoimprove connectivityfortheirproject teams
fromday one on site.
Historicallyprojectmobilisations have usedrapidsetupconnectivityviacellularservicesbutwithout
a firewall based final-legtoconnectdomainusersbackto the core network.Workinginpartnership
withOnwave’stechnical architects,aninnovative solutionwasdesignedtobuild“alasthopstage”
to connectcore systemstoeachsite.This“alwayson” linktothe Group’s core MPLS allowsend
usersto be properlysupportedaswell ashavingaccesstoall internal enterprisesystems,andmore
importantly, aconnectiontoCostain’s active directory servers.
The foundationsof the service are builtonPeplink’sbondedroutertechnologythatbindsmultiple
cellularconnectionstoforma secure tunnel backto Onwave’smaindatacentre.Fromthere all
incomingtrafficfromremote sites isaggregatedintoasingle optimisedlinkandroutedthroughto
the Costain’s core MPLS networkviaa robust site tosite VPN IPSECtunnel.
The solutionisprofessionallydelivered andsupported byOnwave’sproactiveoperationsteamall
withinamaximum5 day leadtime frompointof order.
“Using Onwave hashelpedustomeetthe requirementsof rapidlydeployingITconnectivity toour
projects.Thissolution ensuresouremployees canbe properlysupported aswell as allowingaccess
to Costain’sinternal networkresources.Ourjointventure partnersandsubcontractorsalsobenefit
by havingaccessto highspeedinternetaccessonday-one of landingonsite. We have around 40
sitesconnectedusingthe serviceconsumingonaverage twoterabytesof datapermonth.”says Nick
Capsticks,GroupIT MobilisationManagerforCostain’sBusinessSystemsGroup.
About Peplink
Peplinkisthe leaderinInternetloadbalancingandVPN bondingsolutions. Routershave been
deployedaroundthe world,helping thousands of customers fromvariedindustriestoincrease
bandwidth,enhance Internetreliability,andreduce costs.Ourcomplete productline includes
modelsforbusinessof all sizes,andprovidesanawardwinningInternetexperience forcustomers.
Peplinkbelievesthatquality,innovativeproducts,andpassionate customerservice canhelp
everyone experience abetterInternet.That’swhycustomersaroundthe worlddependonPeplink.
PeplinkoperatesgloballywithofficesinNorthAmerica,Europe,the MiddleEast,andAsia.Our
solutionsare soldandsupportedbydistributors,systemintegrators,andstrategicpartners
worldwide. http://www.peplink.com
Contact:
Anne Harding
The Message Machine (PRfor Peplinkinthe UK)
