GERMANTOWN, Md., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes
Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an
innovator in multi-transport technologies and networks for 50
years, today announced that it was named Fortinet's Service
Provider Partner of the Year for its HughesON™ Managed
Network Services, particularly its managed SD-WAN solution.
Announced during Fortinet's Accelerate 2021 global conference, the
award recognizes Hughes for strong
growth in the past year and consistent delivery of reliable,
optimized and secure networks that combine exceptional service from
Hughes with market-leading
technologies from Fortinet.
"For 15 years, we've worked with Fortinet to bring the benefits
of market-leading security solutions and secure SD-WAN service to
enterprise customers," said Dan
Rasmussen, senior vice president, enterprise division at
Hughes. "Together, we share a
commitment to excellence in service delivery and customer
satisfaction. We are honored by Fortinet's recognition, as it's a
testament to our successful collaboration, and to the outstanding
results we've delivered for our customers."
Hughes works with enterprise
customers to tailor scalable and secure managed SD-WAN solutions
based on its robust HughesON portfolio of offerings, which includes
Fortinet's comprehensive security, SD-WAN, and SD-Branch
technologies. Across its customer deployments, Hughes has integrated more than 63,000
Fortinet devices with multiple broadband transports, routing and
WAN optimization technologies into high-performing, secure
networks. Each HughesON managed network combines best-of-breed
technology with market-leading service excellence, such as the
"single pane of glass" HughesON Portal for network management and
the first-of-its-kind AIOps capability for self-healing at the
network edge.
The accolade from Fortinet follows recent recognition of
Hughes from industry research
firms Gartner and Frost & Sullivan for superior managed
networking capabilities and service delivery.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in
satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50
years, provides broadband equipment and services; managed services
featuring smart, software-defined networking; and end-to-end
network operation for millions of consumers, businesses,
governments and communities worldwide. The Hughes flagship Internet service,
HughesNet®, connects more than 1.5 million subscribers
across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers Internet
access for tens of millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more than half the global
satellite terminal market to leading satellite operators, in-flight
service providers, mobile network operators and military customers.
A managed network services provider, Hughes supports nearly 500,000 enterprise
sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and wireless solutions.
Headquartered in Germantown,
Maryland, USA, Hughes is
owned by EchoStar. To learn more, visit www.hughes.com or follow
HughesConnects on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is
a premier global provider of satellite communication solutions.
Headquartered in Englewood, Colo.,
and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in
communications technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and
EchoStar Satellite Services business segments. For more
information, visit echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on
Twitter.
©2021 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company.
Hughes and HughesNet are
registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark of Hughes Network
Systems, LLC.
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