Hughes Network Systems has been listed in Fortune magazine’s ranking of companies that have demonstrated a social impact in core business strategies. Fortune placed Hughes in the top 10 of its Change the World List and cited the firm’s efforts to facilitate communications in disaster recovery efforts with technology, the company said Monday. Hughes operated more than […] More

Hughes Network Systems has received a follow-on contract from the Defense Department to develop a flexible modem interface prototype designed to facilitate interoperability between military and commercial services and platforms. The contract award marks the second phase of a pilot study that seeks to evaluate how satellite communications systems can interoperate in support of military […] More

Tony Bardo, assistant vice president of the government solutions business at Hughes Network Systems, has said he believes that offering multiple connectivity options to customer agencies can help them manage communications, Via Satellite reported Wednesday. He told Via Satellite in an interview that a provider should offer public sector clients different methods to communicate in the event […] More

Hughes Network Systems has secured a position on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s statewide contract for telecommunications network products and services. The company said Monday it aims to provide HughesON managed network services and software-based wide area network technology through the COPANET procurement vehicle. HughesON uses a combination of wireline, wireless and satellite broadband platforms supported by Hughes’ ActiveTechnologies and managed […] More

Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, has said the Defense Department leadership should adopt the tenets of commercial satellite technology procurement to transform the way DoD acquires space hardware. He wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday on Defense News that he believes department-industry collaboration is the “only […] More

When working with U.S. government agencies on defining next-generation space technologies, industry leaders across the board are all hands on-deck. SSL Government Systems, for instance, is helping the U.S. Air Force test the security of hosting payloads on commercial satellites; researching power and propulsion for NASA’s Deep Space gateway; developing concepts for advanced military satellite […] More

Hughes Network Systems has received new ISO certification after an independent auditor completed an assessment of the broadband satellite company’s quality management practices. Hughes said Wednesday the ISO 9001:2015 standard recertification validates the firm’s commitment to implement continuous improvement efforts, quality management principles and customer focus strategies in efforts to design, deliver, manufacture and support telecommunication products and […] More

Hughes Network Systems has received a subcontract from Level 3 Communications to offer a suite of managed network services to federal customers through the General Service Administration‘s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions procurement vehicle. Hughes said Tuesday it aims to help customer agencies modernize legacy information technology networks with the HughesON managed services offering as partner of Level 3. Level 3 is one of 10 companies […] More

Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, will participate in a panel discussion at SMi Group‘s Global MilSatCom Conference that is scheduled to take place in London from Nov. 7 to 9. SMi Group said Tuesday the forum will center on ground segment innovations for military satellite communications and cover […] More

The Defense Department has awarded Hughes Network Systems a contract of an undisclosed value to examine how satellite transports can interoperate for potential use in government wideband communications. Hughes said Monday it aims to produce a wideband communications architecture that will work to facilitate multiple space and ground transports through a design analysis of various satellites such […] More

Hughes Network Systems has unveiled a software-defined wide area network offering designed to help public sector customers address cloud readiness, network flexibility and application availability challenges. The company said Monday it developed the Managed SD-WAN platform as part of its portfolio of HughesON managed network and digital media products. “With organizations continuing to adopt new cloud-based and rich media applications, networks are facing […] More

Hughes Network Systems has launched a new ruggedized manpack terminal designed to provide multiband communications services to deployed users. The Hughes HM500 terminal works to provide portable satellite communications support to users involved in military operations and disaster relief missions, the company said Monday. Rajeev Gopal, senior technical director at Hughes, said HM500 leverages the company’s […] More