Hughes Supplies Czech Telecommunications Company, GiTy, With Broadband Satellite System
GERMANTOWN, Md., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that its European operating company, HNS Europe, is supplying leading Czech telecommunications provider GiTy with its latest generation HN broadband satellite system, comprising a Network Operations Center (NOC) and over 500 HN7000S broadband satellite terminals.
Installation of the network began in early September with completion scheduled for early November 2007. The network will be used to provide broadband Internet/intranet access for public libraries in the Czech Republic.
“We are dedicated to providing leading edge telecommunications services to meet the demands of our customers in many sectors from government agencies to petrol station chains, banking, energy, and highway traffic control,” said Valentin Girstl, president of GiTy. “Hughes has been providing us with satellite networking equipment since 1995 and we are pleased to be continuing this long and fruitful relationship.”
The HN System is designed for service providers and enterprises with small initial network requirements, yet is readily expandable as service demand justifies. A highly efficient architecture incorporates numerous advanced features, including guaranteed quality of service levels. Being fully compliant with the DVB-S2/IPoS air interface standard including the Adaptive Coding Modulation (ACM) feature, means the coding and modulation of the HN System’s outbound channel can be configured for each remote HN7000S terminal, resulting in optimal transmission efficiency. This enables an operator to realize up to 50% throughput increase over the DVB-S specification. Since introducing this capability in mid 2006, Hughes has shipped more than 300,000 terminals worldwide compliant with DVB-S2/IPoS and ACM.
“Hughes is proud to be expanding our relationship with GiTy, building upon our many years of working together,” said Luigi Pagni, vice president, HNS Europe. “We first provided narrowband equipment to GiTy in 1995 and upgraded to broadband in 2002. This latest contract reinforces Hughes leadership in delivering the industry’s latest technology products.”
About GiTy
GiTy is the Czech Republic’s leading telecommunications corporation and maintains an extensive portfolio of products and highly specialized services. GiTy provides LAN solutions, data services including satellite-based VSAT networks, IP MPLS services, fixed wireless access, and Voice over IP (VoIP) service, operational support and a variety of network services such as analysis, testing, monitoring, and network control and management. GiTy has been in the information technologies market for years and has acquired an outstanding reputation in a wide variety of industries. GiTy has also expanded its business to other countries in the CEE region such as Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria. For more information, please visit http://www.gity.net/.
About Hughes Network Systems Europe
Hughes Network Systems Europe (Hughes Europe) is Hughes Network Systems’ (Hughes) operating and sales organization for the European market. Hughes Europe has facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Utilizing its satellite hub earth stations and network operations centers in Griesheim, Germany and Milton Keynes, U.K., Hughes Europe provides HughesNet(R) broadband satellite services throughout the continent, both directly and through a growing family of value-added service providers. For more information or to find a contact for your region, please visit http://www.hnseu.com/.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Hughes has shipped more than 1.2 million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its broadband satellite products are based on the IPoS (IP over Satellite) global standard, approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. . For additional information, please visit http://www.hughes.com/.
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