GERMANTOWN, Md.,
March 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an
innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and
networks for 50 years, has been awarded a contract by the Texas
Department of Information Resources (DIR) to offer managed
telecommunications services in the State
of Texas. The contract, with a four-year initial term,
brings a full range of satellite, cable, fiber and wireless
technologies to connect Texas
government offices and schools with high performing,
enterprise-grade broadband and Software-Defined Wide Area Networks
(SD-WAN).
"Hughes has proudly served the Texas Department of Public Safety
since 1999," said Tony Bardo,
assistant vice president, Hughes. "With this new agreement, we
expand our offering considerably, bringing more options and more
optimized network services to support the essential work of
Texas state, county and local
agencies, departments and public education entities of all
sizes."
A leading managed services provider, Hughes partners with
hundreds of broadband carriers to bring best-available connectivity
to every site in a customer's network for primary, secondary and
even tertiary back-up. Available transports from Hughes in
Texas include fiber, cable,
microwave, LTE and satellite – integrated and optimized to support
bandwidth intensive activities like streaming video and interactive
applications.
For more information about the carrier class services, wireless
services and telecom managed services from Hughes on contract
number DIR-TELE-CTSA-007, visit the website.
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 secure communications
technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar
Satellite Services business segments. For more information, visit
www.echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
©2022 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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