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Networking can make or break a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) roll-out, as one business found out. The company, a global law firm, operates a multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) wide area network (WAN) between its three global sites, supporting 7,000 staff. Approximately 75% of traffic on the network was Citrix, 20% was taken by print services, while the remainder was used by web and authentication protocols. Sometimes the Citrix client on users' desktops would not keep up with their typing due to congestion on the WAN. Given that the cost of upgrading links in certain regions can be around £250,000 per annum, the law firm could not justify buying more network capacity. Deploying quality of service (QoS) to prioritise Citrix traffic could work, but at the cost of slower print traffic. 

C2C, a Globecomm company, is specialized in Satellite communication solutions, and owns and operates a Teleport in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. C2C serves customers globally, connecting them worldwide via turnkey satellite solutions. C2C ensures that no matter how remote the location, companies have excellent quality of data, voice and internet connectivity. Customers contract with C2C because individual attention is given to each and every service C2C runs on a 24/7/365 basis. C2C’s customer base include companies in the oil, gas and mining industry, shipping companies, blue chip corporations, telecommunication solution providers, government organizations and telecom operators. 

Carnival Australia is a division of Carnival Corp. and is the leader of the Australian and New Zealand cruise industry responsible for seven ships operating in Australian waters – four P&O Cruises’ ships and three Princess Cruises’ vessels (including Sea Princess from September 2011). P&O Cruises has been cruising from Australia since December 1932 when the P&O mail steamer, Strathaird, departed from Sydney on a five-day cruise to Brisbane and Norfolk Island. In addition to operating P&O Cruises, Carnival Australia represents a number of Carnival brands – P&O Cruises World Cruising (UK), Cunard Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn and Carnival Cruise Lines.