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Bantel Telecom Selects HUGHES HN System to Provide Broadband Satellite Services in Latin America

Posted on: Monday, 16 March 2009, 07:00 CDT

Bantel subsidiary providing services to Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Surinam, operating Hughes HN NOC in Miami

GERMANTOWN, Md., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that the U.S. subsidiary of Telecomunicaciones Bantel C.A., a premier provider of satellite communications in Venezuela for over 18 years, has upgraded to the advanced Hughes HN System platform in providing Ku-band broadband services to Latin American markets. Bantel is operating the powerful HN Network Operations Center (NOC) in Miami, and implementing the full range of the latest Hughes HN7000S, HN7700S, and HN7740S satellite terminals for its growing base of vertical sector customers throughout the region.

"We are very pleased to be providing services to the Caribbean, Central America, and the Andean Region based on Hughes technology," said Ricardo Otaola, president of Bantel. "After evaluating several broadband satellite equipment vendors, we chose Hughes and the HN platform. We believe it allows us to provide the best service quality in the region due to the bandwidth efficiencies provided by features such as IPoS/DVB-S2 with Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM)."

The HN System enables Bantel to provide their customers with higher availability, pan-regional coverage and a direct connection to U.S. Internet points of presence (POPs). They are also exploring the possibility of providing video broadcasting services to enterprises, including digital signage applications.

"Bantel is a successful satellite service provider, and their selection of our advanced HN platform confirms its many advantages, particularly the Hughes implementation of the IPoS/DVB-S2 standard with ACM," said Nick Marzella, vice president, International Division, Hughes. "Operating the HN System and terminals yields higher throughputs and up to 50% more efficient bandwidth utilization, giving operators like Bantel a competitive advantage to maximize satellite capacity and contain costs as they grow their business."

About Bantel

Bantel is the first satellite telecommunication company in Venezuela also with a presence in Florida, the Caribbean, and Central America. Bantel offers a wide variety of products and telecommunication services designed to serve industries such as; Banking, Energy, Government, Education, Telematics, Retail, Military, and others. With a cutting edge technological background and proven experience in all the fields mentioned, Bantel focuses on providing efficiencies and applying added value each and every one of its customers. Bantel Telecom, LLC is seeking to be the premier Satellite Service Provider for Broadband over Satellite, POS/ATM, Back-Up, Digital Signage, and more of Central America, Caribbean Region, along with the Andean countries, Guyana and Surinam.

For additional information, please visit www.bantel.com.ve .

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(R) encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Its broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU standards organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and GMR-1. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 1.9 million systems to customers in over 100 countries.

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. (NASDAQ: HUGH). For additional information, please visit www.hughes.com.

(C)2009 Hughes Network Systems, LLC. Hughes and HughesNet are registered trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.

SOURCE Hughes Network Systems, LLC

Source: PR Newswire

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