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WAAS

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What is WAAS?

WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) is a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve the accuracy, integrity, and availability of GPS signals for aviation. It provides differential corrections to GPS signals, enhancing their precision and enabling pilots to rely on GPS for all phases of flight, including precision approaches to airports. WAAS enables safer and more efficient air navigation, especially in areas where ground-based navigation aids are limited or unavailable.

What other technologies are related to WAAS?

WAAS Competitor Technologies

Offers similar WAN connectivity for optimized application performance, potentially replacing or augmenting WAAS in some scenarios.
mentioned alongside WAAS in 84% (65) of relevant job posts
Provides high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity, reducing the need for WAN optimization solutions like WAAS.
mentioned alongside WAAS in 67% (65) of relevant job posts
Multiprotocol Label Switching; a WAN technology that aims to improve network performance and can be seen as alternative to WAAS in some use cases.
mentioned alongside WAAS in 0% (151) of relevant job posts
Meraki offers SD-WAN capabilities that can compete with WAAS for optimizing WAN performance.
mentioned alongside WAAS in 0% (57) of relevant job posts
Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) provides centralized control and optimization of WAN traffic, often replacing the need for traditional WAN optimization solutions like WAAS.
mentioned alongside WAAS in 0% (64) of relevant job posts

WAAS Complementary Technologies

Performance Routing (PfR) can work alongside WAAS to dynamically route traffic based on performance metrics, enhancing the effectiveness of WAAS.
mentioned alongside WAAS in 20% (69) of relevant job posts
Dynamic Multipoint VPN can be used with WAAS to provide secure and optimized connectivity across a distributed network.
mentioned alongside WAAS in 2% (110) of relevant job posts
Quality of Service mechanisms can be used to prioritize traffic, complementing the optimization performed by WAAS.
mentioned alongside WAAS in 0% (119) of relevant job posts

Which organizations are mentioning WAAS?

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