HUGHES
Wins
Statewide
Broadband
Services
Contract
in
Virginia
30
March
2010
Hughes
Network
Systems,
LLC
has
been
awarded
a
contract
by
the
Virginia
Information
Technologies
Agency
(VITA),
allowing
the
company
to
provide
satellite
broadband
technology
to
public
sector
entities
throughout
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia.
This
multiple
award
contract
is
for
a
term
of
one
year
with
four
additional
one-year
renewal
options.
"Hughes
is
honored
that
our
HughesNet®
satellite
broadband
network
services
and
solutions
were
selected
as
part
of
this
contract
to
provide
critical
service
to
public
sector
entities
throughout
Virginia,"
said
Tony
Bardo,
assistant
vice
president
for
government
solutions
at
Hughes.
"Virginia's
commitment
to
incorporating
satellite
technology,
among
its
suite
of
broadband
options,
enables
these
entities
to
improve
service
delivery
in
key
areas
such
as
emergency
preparedness,
telework,
back-up
networks,
remote
Internet
access,
and
distance
learning."
Under
the
terms
of
the
contract
(VA-021110-HNS),
Hughes
may
provide
satellite
broadband
technology
to
public
sector
entities
located
in
any
zip
code
in
Virginia.
Satellite
is
the
only
technology
of
the
seven
different
types
of
broadband
options
included
in
this
multiple
award
vehicle,
in
which
an
entire
tier
of
service
was
awarded
to
one
supplier.
"We
are
excited
at
the
opportunity
to
bring
the
resiliency,
ubiquity,
security,
and
speed
of
satellite
broadband
to
Virginia,
and
look
forward
to
working
with
public
sector
entities
across
the
Commonwealth,"
said
Bardo.
