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GERMANTOWN, Md., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, announced today that TMC, a worldwide, integrated media company, named Hughes Enterprise VoIP as a 2012 Unified Communications TMC Labs Innovation Award winner, presented by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. The TMC Labs Innovation Award honors products that have demonstrated innovation, unique features, and noteworthy developments toward...

GERMANTOWN, Md., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, and a leading provider of managed network and application services, today announced that Col. Charles (Chuck) Cynamon (Ret.), senior director for the Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD), will participate in a panel discussion at the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) 2012 Army Commercial SATCOM Users Workshop. Taking...

GERMANTOWN, Md., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced it will begin testing of its new EchoStar XVII satellite with JUPITER(TM) high-throughput technology, following the successful placement into its permanent geosynchronous orbital slot of 107.1 degrees West longitude last week. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/NE29456LOGO ) Orbiting at 22,300 miles...

GERMANTOWN, Md., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced its Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) will participate in TechNet Land Forces South 2012 - Connecting Joint & Coalition Partners for the Next Fight. Hughes will be showcasing its global bandwidth efficient satellite communications solutions for military and government in booth number 837. (Logo:...

GERMANTOWN, Md., July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that the EchoStar XVII satellite built by Space Systems/Loral was successfully launched and placed into geostationary transfer orbit by Arianespace, setting the stage for the new HughesNet Gen 4 satellite Internet services offering dramatically increased performance and capacity. (Logo:...

GERMANTOWN, Md., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that its Hughes SPACEWAY Crypto Kernel (HSCK) has achieved Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Security Level 1 validation, a cryptographic hardware and software accreditation given by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The HSCK is a common cryptographic engine employed by the...

GERMANTOWN, Md., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that it was selected by Telconet, a leading telecommunications service provider in Ecuador, to provide an HX System and broadband satellite terminals for the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Society (Mintel) rural connectivity project in Ecuador. (Logo:...

GERMANTOWN, Md., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services today announced that its HX System employs the new IP-over-Satellite 1008-B air interface standard (IPoS-B), which was recently approved by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Hughes has led the effort in developing the IPoS standard, originally approved by TIA in November 2003 and subsequently by ETSI and ITU, which is...

GERMANTOWN, Md., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Once again, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, has been honored by the Alliance for Workplace Excellence (AWE) as one of the Washington, D.C. area's best places to work. In addition, Hughes was one of 28 Mid-Atlantic regional businesses to have demonstrated their commitment to environmental sustainability, receiving the EcoLeadership Award. These awards will be presented...

GERMANTOWN, Md. and JOHANNESBURG, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SatCom Africa -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that it has been awarded an expansion contract by Telecom Malagasy SA (Telma) to supply additional HX System remote terminals and an HX hub to expand Telma's existing GSM backhaul project. The network supports GSM 2G/EDGE voice and data, and broadband data applications throughout...