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HUGHES
Wins
State
of
Texas
Satellite
Services
Contract
May
24,
2010
Hughes
Network
Systems,
LLC
has
been
awarded
an
Indefinite
Delivery
Indefinite
Quantity
(IDIQ)
contract
by
the
State
of
Texas
to
provide
access
continuity
and
transportable
satellite
services
via
its
SPACEWAY®
3
satellite
system.
Under
the
contract,
Texas
agencies,
local
governments,
public
school
districts,
and
public
higher
educational
institutions
may
purchase
satellite
services
to
meet
emergency
preparedness
and
management
priorities.
The
Texas
Parks
and
Wildlife
Department
placed
the
first
order
under
the
contract
for
a
back-up
network
to
support
90
state
park
sites.
The
contract
is
for
a
term
of
one
year
with
three,
one-year
options.
"Texas
agencies
and
local
governments
are
on
the
front
lines
of
citizen
service,
both
in
the
day-to-day
operation
of
government
and
during
an
emergency—when
secure,
reliable
network
communications
are
essential
to
meeting
expectations,"
said
Tony
Bardo,
assistant
vice
president
for
government
solutions
at
Hughes.
"We
are
excited
that
the
Texas
Parks
and
Wildlife
Department—a
citizen-facing
agency
with
most
of
its
workforce
located
outside
the
state
capital—has
tapped
Hughes
to
provide
back-up
communications
for
90
state
park
sites.
We
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
work
with
the
Department
and
look
forward
to
working
with
other
state
agencies,
as
well
as
local
governments
and
school
districts."
Under
the
terms
of
the
contract
(Number
DIR-SDD-1007),
Hughes
is
providing
satellite
broadband
service
for
access
continuity
via
its
SPACEWAY
3
satellite
system,
to
include:
• Broadband Internet access
• Voice, video, and data application support
• Site-to-site and site-to-data center connectivity
• Managed network services
• A hubless architecture that delivers secure, low-cost private satellite networks
Hughes
may
also
provide
transportable
services
that
can
be
rapidly
deployed
to
emergency
or
disaster
recovery
locations,
as
needed.
Bardo
added,
"The
path-diverse
nature
of
satellite
technology
makes
it
the
perfect
back-up
for
terrestrial
networks,
or
as a
primary
broadband
network
for
public
entities
located
in
areas
not
served
by
landlines—a
problem
shared
by
nearly
a
third
of
all
Texas
households.
With
this
contract,
Texas
has
ensured
that
all
state
agencies,
schools,
and
local
governments
now
have
access
to
network
communications
that
will
continue
to
operate—even
if
land-based
networks
fail
or
are
unavailable."
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