GERMANTOWN, Md., Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite
networks and services, today announced it has been named one of
multiple awardees on the General Services Administration's (GSA)
Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions (CS3) contract. CS3 is a
multiple-award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
multiple-award contract vehicle with a period of performance of up
to 10 years, including a base period of five years, with two option
periods of three years and two years, respectively.
This recent award marks the third time that Hughes has been
selected as a provider for this lineage of contracts and is a
testament to the company's proven delivery of satellite solutions
for the federal government. CS3 will help simplify the procurement
of complex global SATCOM solutions, such as disaster recovery
communications and broadband delivery to underserved regions.
"Hughes is proud to have been selected for the CS3 contract and
the opportunity to continue supporting government agencies,
worldwide, on their missions requiring satellite communications,"
said Tony Bardo, assistant vice
president of government solutions at Hughes. "Our continued
selection for this family of contracts confirms the government's
confidence in Hughes and our demonstrated capabilities."
Under CS3, Hughes will supply government agencies with
customizable solutions designed to meet networking requirements
across multiple categories, including:
- Emergency Responder Operations
- Interactive Services
- Broadband access
- Continuity of Operations (COOP)
- Training Networks
- Mobile SATCOM
Hughes will offer government agencies higher speeds, data and
reliability than ever before to support critical applications such
as:
- Broadband Access - With high-throughput satellite coverage
available virtually everywhere, remote locations will no longer be
a limiting factor for connecting government sites.
- Continuity of Operations - To protect against network failures
and outages, agencies can utilize satellite as a path-diverse
backup to their primary networks. Satellite provides additional
resiliency to terrestrial-based network infrastructure, which is
vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters.
- Emergency Response - Satellite communications provide vital
networking capabilities when disasters strike. Vehicle-mounted or
flyaway VSAT kits can be quickly deployed for instant, high-speed
connectivity, even in the most remote locations enabling the
sharing of real time situational awareness video and data.
The Hughes solutions available on CS3 will leverage the Hughes
JUPITER™ System, the most widely deployedhigh-throughput satellite
broadband platform, which supports a wide range of applications,
such as broadband access, enterprise networking, cellular backhaul,
and communications-on-the-move. The JUPITER System is the first
platform to successfully deploy the DVB-S2X standard, widely
recognized as the most bandwidth-efficient in the marketplace,
making it the preferred technology choice for delivering advanced
satellite broadband services around the globe.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in broadband satellite technology
and services for home and office. Its flagship high-speed satellite
Internet service is HughesNet®, the world's largest satellite
network with over 1 million residential and business customers
across North America and
Brazil. For large enterprises and
governments, the company's HughesON® managed network services
provide complete connectivity solutions employing an optimized mix
of satellite and terrestrial technologies. The JUPITER™ System is
the world's most widely deployed High-Throughput Satellite (HTS)
platform, operating on more than 20 satellites by leading service
providers, delivering a wide range of broadband enterprise,
mobility and cellular backhaul applications. To date, Hughes has
shipped more than 6 million terminals to customers in over 100
countries, representing approximately 50 percent market share, and
its technology is powering broadband services to aircraft around
the world.
Headquartered outside Washington,
D.C., in Germantown,
Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices
worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation
(NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations.
For additional information about Hughes, please visit
www.hughes.com and follow @Hughes_Corp on Twitter.
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 echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
©2017 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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