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WAN Acceleration appliance

byFatPipe Networks
in WAN Optimization
4.7

Overview

Product Information on WAN Acceleration appliance

Updated 13th October 2025

What is WAN Acceleration appliance?

WAN Acceleration appliance is a software solution designed to optimize wide area network performance by reducing latency, increasing data transfer speeds, and enhancing application responsiveness over the WAN. The software employs techniques such as data compression, protocol optimization, caching, and traffic shaping to minimize bandwidth usage and improve throughput for critical business applications. It is used to address challenges of data transmission over geographically dispersed networks by streamlining communication and reducing delays. The software is suited for enterprises requiring efficient access to centralized applications, file transfers, and cloud services across multiple branch offices or remote locations.

WAN Acceleration appliance Pricing

The WAN Acceleration appliance software follows a pricing model based on factors such as appliance capacity, throughput requirements, and number of sites. Pricing is typically structured as a one-time purchase for hardware and software, with additional options for annual support and maintenance contracts. Licenses may vary according to the deployment scale and feature set selected by the organization.

Overall experience with WAN Acceleration appliance

Senior System Administrator
1B - 3B USD, Manufacturing
FAVORABLE

“FatPipe Implementation in Telepresence links”

5.0
Mar 19, 2018
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

FatPipe is a company that primarily focuses on creating software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) solutions. Holding multiple patents in this field, its core business problem is the issue of WAN failures, which disrupts business continuity. Thus, the firm specializes in providing solutions that prevent such incidents. Over the past 15 years, FatPipe has acquired an extensive customer base, including numerous Fortune 1000 companies who rely on its expertise in software-defined network WANs.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
1989
Head office location
Salt Lake City, United States
Number of employees
51 - 200
Website
https://www.fatpipeinc.com/

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WAN Acceleration appliance Reviews and Ratings

4.7

(2 Ratings)

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  • Senior System Administrator
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    FatPipe Implementation in Telepresence links

    5.0
    Mar 19, 2018
    FatPipe solution is the proven solution in our environment. Our requirement was, We have two links ( MPLS, Internet). Which is used for Telepresence connectivity. We wanted to have auto fail over, in case any one of the links got failure. We have done the POC and proved in our environment and implemented.
  • Senior System Administrator
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    FatPipe Implementation in Telepresence links

    5.0
    Mar 19, 2018
    FatPipe solution is the proven solution in our environment. Our requirement was, We have two links ( MPLS, Internet). Which is used for Telepresence connectivity. We wanted to have auto fail over, in case any one of the links got failure. We have done the POC and proved in our environment and implemented.
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Performance of WAN Acceleration appliance Across Market Features

WAN Acceleration appliance Likes & Dislikes

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Link auto fail over is the seamless in the FatPipe solution. We can able to see the fail over in the graph.

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Link auto fail over is the seamless in the FatPipe solution. We can able to see the fail over in the graph.

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Link auto fail over is the seamless in the FatPipe solution. We can able to see the fail over in the graph.

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