Latest accolade solidifies the position of
Hughes as a leading managed
services provider
GERMANTOWN, Md., April 20,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, an
EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, announced today that it has been
named Fortinet's SD-WAN Partner of the Year. The Fortinet Partner
of the Year Awards recognize dedicated and distinguished partners
and distributors around the world. As the Fortinet SD-WAN Partner
of the Year, Hughes has fully
maximized the business opportunity with Fortinet's market-leading
Secure SD-WAN solution and successfully deployed SD-WAN across its
customer base enabling a security-driven network approach.
![Hughes receives the Fortinet SD-WAN Partner of the Year. Pictured, left to right: Josh Swan, national partner manager, Fortinet; Charlie Hatfield, vice president, Strategic Partnerships, Hughes; Colleen Caruso, vice president, Sales Engineering & Operations, Hughes; Matt Pley, senior vice president, U.S. Sales, Fortinet; Bill Rumancik, senior director, Enterprise Solutions, Hughes; and Ajit Kumar, vice president, Enterprise Network Engineering, Hughes. Hughes receives the Fortinet SD-WAN Partner of the Year. Pictured, left to right: Josh Swan, national partner manager, Fortinet; Charlie Hatfield, vice president, Strategic Partnerships, Hughes; Colleen Caruso, vice president, Sales Engineering & Operations, Hughes; Matt Pley, senior vice president, U.S. Sales, Fortinet; Bill Rumancik, senior director, Enterprise Solutions, Hughes; and Ajit Kumar, vice president, Enterprise Network Engineering, Hughes.](https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2058571/Hughes_SD_WAN_Partner_of_the_Year_82.jpg)
"Having partnered with Fortinet for more than eighteen years for
security solutions, we are utilizing the integration of advanced
SD-WAN capabilities to provide better performance to our
customers," said Dan Rasmussen,
senior vice president, Enterprise Division, Hughes. "Combining Fortinet technology with
our state-of-the-art AIOps capabilities and managed services, we
deliver our customers a secure SD-WAN solution that meets their
evolving needs."
Part of the HughesON™ portfolio of global managed services,
Hughes Managed SD-WAN leverages best available wireline, wireless
and satellite transports from among 400+ carriers – all delivered
with agility, scalability and security. Blending automation,
analytics and customer experience management with automated
incident resolution, Hughes
partners with enterprise customer IT teams to optimize networks and
solve business challenges.
Hughes was also recently
recognized as a Challenger in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for
Managed Network Services for the third consecutive year.
Additionally, the 2022 Frost & Sullivan Frost Radar™: North
American Managed SD-WAN Services Market report names Hughes a leader in SD-WAN services (for the
fourth time) for strengthening its position as a managed services
provider by partnering with technology providers like Fortinet.
For more information about the HughesON suite of Managed
Services, visit
https://www.hughes.com/what-we-offer/managed-network-services
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About Hughes
Hughes
Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, 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 people 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 half a million enterprise
sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and wireless solutions.
To learn more, visit http://www.hughes.com or follow HughesConnects
on Twitter and LinkedIn.
©2023 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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