Hughes Launches HughesNet Managed Network Services for Enterprises
First Offering under New Brand Maximizes Value of Enterprise-wide Broadband Services
GERMANTOWN, Md., March 27 / -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced the launch of the first offering for the North American enterprise market under its new service brand. HughesNet(TM) Managed Network Services is designed to maximize reliability, minimize complexity, and reduce expenses associated with enterprise-wide broadband networks.
Hughes currently manages more than 110,000 enterprise network sites in North America, and has more than 20 years experience providing enterprise data networks. Its new HughesNet Managed Network Services offering leverages this deep expertise and comprises High Availability Networks, Optimized Networks, and Access Continuity Services. All are designed as affordable, business- driven solutions managed by Hughes, empowering customers to focus on operating their core businesses rather than allocating valuable internal resources to operate and maintain networks.
"We designed HughesNet Managed Network Services with our customers in mind," said Mike Cook, senior vice president, North American Sales and Marketing. "Every customer we consulted is enthusiastic about a single, comprehensive service offering that leverages multiple transport technologies to achieve cost effective and robust broadband networks. HughesNet Managed Network Services expands our capability to reach an even greater proportion of the enterprise broadband market."
HughesNet Managed Network Services includes the following offerings:
o HughesNet High Availability Networks - a highly cost-effective offering
that combines the best of satellite and terrestrial broadband
technologies to form a single, integrated, fully managed network with
two diverse paths for each network location. Depending on network
configuration, HughesNet High Availability Networks can be configured
to yield an availability of better than four 9's, backed by Service
Level Agreements (SLAs).
o HughesNet Optimized Networks - a fully managed broadband offering that
creates a seamless enterprise network by utilizing the most efficient
and cost-effective broadband technology available at each location. The
result is a single, integrated broadband network for enterprises that
covers all locations, regardless of geography. Networks can be
optimized for price or performance and will support full private
networking or IP VPN-based configurations.
o HughesNet Access Continuity Services - a cost-effective, satellite-
based business continuity solution designed to help enterprises with
existing data networks achieve high levels of network availability, by
providing a diverse transport path at each network location.
Enterprises are able to optimize back-up cost and capacity depending on
the level of network resilience required.
To learn more about HughesNet Managed Network Services, please visit www.hughesnet.com/ or call (866) 240-3785.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises, governments, small businesses and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Hughes has shipped more than 1 million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its broadband satellite products are based on the IPoS (IP over Satellite) global standard, approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: HGCM) . For additional information, please visit www.hughes.com/.
Source: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
CONTACT: Judy Blake of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, +1-301-601-7330, or
jblake@hns.com
Web site: www.hughesnet.com/
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