GERMANTOWN, Md., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Networks
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite
networks and services today announced that it has been awarded an
initial contract valued at over US $27
million from Star Satellite Communications Company PJSC, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company
PrJSC (Yahsat) based in the United Arab
Emirates to provide its high performance, Ka-band HN
broadband satellite system including gateway equipment and HN9200
and HN9400 terminals, with provisions for future expansion. The
contract also calls for Hughes to deliver a complete OSS/BSS
solution (Operational Support System and Back Office Support
System) for the YahClick service.
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"This highly valued and strategically important contract further
solidifies our leadership in Ka-band satellite technology and
services globally," said Pradman
Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes. "We eagerly look forward
to implementing our comprehensive solution for Yahsat to help
ensure its success, including our field-proven customer support
systems and know-how."
YahClick is a next-generation, Ka-band service that will
leverage the high-throughput capability of Yahsat Y1B satellite and the Hughes HN System solution
to provide broadband Internet access and other applications to
large and small enterprises, governments and consumers in the
Middle East, Africa, and Southwest Asia. The service is expected to be
launched in 2012.
"Partnering with Hughes will help Yahsat in fast tracking the
rapid rollout of YahClick service in 27 countries during 2012,"
said Jassem Mohamed Al Zaabi, CEO of
Yahsat. "YahClick will bring the Internet to millions of
underserved and unserved people and organizations at costs
comparable to terrestrial services."
Bahram Pourmand, executive vice
president, International at Hughes said, "We are proud that Yahsat
has put its trust in Hughes to help fulfill the requirements of
this much sought-after contract."
Spearheading the industry's move to high-capacity Ka-band
satellite systems, the Hughes HN9000 series of routers are designed
to deliver the maximum performance on today's Ku- or Ka-band
platforms, while being future-proof for next-generation,
high-throughput systems. The HN9000 series platform is fully
compliant with the highly successful IPoS/DVB-S2/ACM (Adaptive
Coding and Modulation) industry standard, approved by ETSI, TIA and
ITU. Incorporating advanced adaptive LDPC coding on the return
channel, the router provides improved link performance, thereby
enabling very efficient use of satellite capacity.
About Al Yah Satellite Communications Company - Yahsat
(www.yahsat.ae)
Yahsat, the United Arab
Emirates-based satellite communications company and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala),
provides multi-purpose satellite communications services to
commercial and governmental clients in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and South-West Asia. With a wide portfolio of
voice, data, video and internet connectivity solutions, Yahsat
satellites are designed based on market requirements and future
applications. Yahsat is partnering with a consortium composed of
EADS Astrium, Thales and Alenia
Space to build a multi-purpose satellite communications
system. The first satellite Y1A is currently being built and will
be launched in the first quarter of 2011, and Y1B will follow in the second half of 2011.
Star Satellite Communications Company PrJSC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), is
the commercial arm of the satellite business. Star leases Ka band
(YahClick) and C band (YahLink) capacity to customers and enters
services agreements with clients on behalf of Yahsat.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the world's leading
provider of satellite broadband for home and office, delivering
innovative network technologies, managed services and solutions for
enterprises and governments globally. HughesNet® is the #1
high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with
offerings to suit every budget. To date, Hughes has shipped more
than 2.5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries,
representing over 50% market share. Its products employ global
standards approved by TIA, ETSI and ITU organizations, including
IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.
Headquartered outside Washington,
D.C., in Germantown,
Maryland, USA, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) operates
sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUGH). For more
information, please visit www.hughes.com.
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