Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, will participate in a panel discussion at the Satellite Industry Association’s SATELLITE 2015 conference this week in Washington. The company said Friday the “Government Mobility Solutions: Offering Flexibility in an Uncertain World” panel will focus on military requirements for mobility and their […] More

Hughes Network Systems’ HughesNet satellite Internet service and National 4-H Council have jointly unveiled a new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) educational program for American youth. The partnership is meant to grant sponsorship to two young innovators for a trip to the  4-H National Youth Science Day event in Washington, D.C., under the Innovation […] More

Hughes Network Systems has released the latest generation of the HughesNet service plans that includes upgraded SmartTechnologies tools for browsing, downloading and data usage management. The Gen4 plans feature the SmartFetch, SmartCompression, SmartBrowsing and SmartResources tools that work to boost website loading, data compression and media download functions, Hughes said Wednesday. According to the company, SmartFetch reduces the […] More

Hughes Network Systems has released new satellite Internet service packages designed to offer small and midsize businesses download speeds of up to 15 megabits per second. The Business Internet Select and Access Plans are intended to leverage the company’s HughesNet Gen4 satellite broadband network, Hughes said Tuesday. “The new plans offer a substantial increase in […] More

Inmarsat has approved Hughes Network Systems‘ 9211-HDR portable Broadband Global Area Network terminal as part of its BGAN HDR streaming service for mobile satellite connectivity. Inmarsat said Monday the terminal supports data streaming rates of up to 800 kilobytes per second and features a compact form, Wi-Fi access for multiple users, automatic context activation and built-in RJ11 connector. “BGAN HDR is a game-changing service delivering […] More

Hughes Network Systems has signed up to provide data sharing services for the All Hazards Consortium to help disseminate real-time information to disaster managers, emergency response leaders and first responders in cooperation. Hughes’ raw data will be fed into AHC’s Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group, which will analyze and translate the information into an online map that […] More

Airbus‘ defense and space business has partnered with Hughes Network Systems to develop an X-band satellite terminal for a new service that works to provide video, voice and data services for military operations. Hughes said Monday it will integrate its modem and waveform solutions with Airbus’ Skynet military communications satellite system to deliver a lightweight and man-portable terminal for […] More

Hughes Network Systems has received a contract modification from the Texas Department of Information Resources to provide additional offerings in support of the Texas Agency Network Next Generation Communications Technology Services program. The company said Aug. 12 the expanded contract includes Internet bandwidth tokens for small or home offices, redeployable satellites for fixed satellite services and move/add/change services for […] More

Hughes Network Systems has released a series of updates to its HughesON Digital Media Solutions offering for the government market by adding features for social media integration, emergency notification and cloud-based content storage. Tony Bardo, assistant vice president of government solutions at Hughes, said Monday that the updated social media platform is designed to deliver information to the public. “When urgent situations […] More

Hughes Network Systems has released its storm preparedness system, Hughes Emergency Systems, in order to help businesses and government offices be prepared for the 2014 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. The satellite offerings include emergency response, continuity of operations and network restoration that the company intends to be options for agencies and businesses to maintain broadband connectivity in the […] More

Hughes Network Systems will provide an HX broadband satellite system and terminals for delivering satellite Internet services to the Colombian subsidiary of satellite operator HISPASAT. The contract is part of the Vive Digital program, through which Colombia’s ministry of information technology and communication aims to increase Internet access in the country, Hughes said Tuesday. “HISPASAT is helping Colombia make a technological leap through […] More

Hughes Network Systems will provide its HX broadband satellite system to manage Kazakhstan’s national digital terrestrial television network, which is operated by Kazteleradio. Hughes said Tuesday that it will install more than 800 contract HX260 mesh terminals at DVB-T2 Standard television towers across the country for Kazakhstan’s national broadcasting operator. “It represents one of the largest mesh TDMA networks deployed anywhere, supporting a […] More