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  • Hughes to Offer Managed Network Services to Agencies Through Level 3 Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes to Offer Managed Network Services to Agencies Through Level 3 Partnership

    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

  • Hughes Unveils Software-Based WAN Offering for Govt Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Unveils Software-Based WAN Offering for Govt Customers

    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 Unveils Satellite Service for Distributed Organizations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Unveils Satellite Service for Distributed Organizations

    Hughes Network Systems has unveiled a high-throughput satellite service offering designed for large government or business organizations. The Hughes HTS service offers a download speed of up to 50 megabits per second, an upload capacity of 5 Mbps and a range of data usage allowances, the company said Tuesday. The service works to help enterprises provide connectivity to branch sites or […] More

  • Hughes Unveils Wide Area Network Optimization Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Unveils Wide Area Network Optimization Tech

    Hughes Network Systems has unveiled a Wide Area Network optimization technology that works to automatically analyze traffic flows in real time and help prioritize “business critical” applications. Hughes ActiveClassifier is the newest addition to the HughesON ActiveTechnologies suite of broadband connectivity offerings and is designed to help multi-branch organizations deliver network support to branch locations, Hughes said Dec. 15. […] More

  • HughesNet, National 4-H Council Launch 2015 STEM Program; Mike Cook Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HughesNet, National 4-H Council Launch 2015 STEM Program; Mike Cook Comments

    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 Unveils Gen4 Service Plans With SmartTechnologies; Mike Cook Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Unveils Gen4 Service Plans With SmartTechnologies; Mike Cook Comments

    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