Hughes provides optimal connectivity to
agencies across Pennsylvania
GERMANTOWN, Md., Dec. 6, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an
innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and
networks for more than 50 years, today announced that the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania again
selected Hughes as a provider of managed network services under the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Last User Connectivity contract. After
an initial four years, the renewed agreement enables Hughes to
offer statewide agencies its HughesON™ portfolio of end-to-end
solutions, including managed broadband, SD-WAN, and VoIP.
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"Hughes has been a trusted partner to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania since 2018 and we are
honored to have the opportunity to continue supporting the state
agencies that serve Pennsylvanians every day," said Mike Tippets, vice president at Hughes. "Across
the country, government agencies depend on their networks to meet
constituent needs – whether for cloud-based applications, accessing
public records or connecting remote sites via broadband – and we're
proud to help them get the connections they need at a competitive
price."
Pennsylvania State Police,
Pennsylvania Emergency Management
Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources, and Pennsylvania Department of Labor and
Industry, among other Commonwealth agencies, depend on managed
services from Hughes through the Last User Connectivity
Contract.
The largest non-carrier provider of enterprise connectivity in
North America, Hughes partners
with more than 450 carriers of all types – including cable, DSL,
fiber, 4G/LTE, 5G, and geostationary and low Earth orbit satellite
– to deliver the optimal high-performance, enterprise-grade network
connection in any location. Hughes optimizes networks on a
site-by-site basis to meet price, security and performance
requirements—with a single source for network design,
implementation, billing and ongoing help desk support.
In addition to serving local governments through state-specific
contract vehicles, Hughes is the first and only satellite broadband
provider on the NASPO ValuePoint contract, offering service
coast-to-coast. Hughes is also an authorized provider of high-speed
broadband access to schools, libraries, and rural health care
providers under the E-rate program.
For more information about offerings from Hughes for state
governments, please 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 millions of 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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