Hughes to Offer
Telecommunications
Services and
Solutions to Federal
Agencies through
Level 3
Communications GSA
EIS Contract
Oct. 17, 2017
Hughes Network
Systems, LLC
announced that its
telecommunications
products and
services will be
offered under the
General Service
Administration's
(GSA) Enterprise
Infrastructure
Solutions (EIS)
contract through the
award to Level 3
Communications. As a
sub-contractor to
Level 3, Hughes is
offering the
comprehensive suite
of HughesON™ Managed
Network Services for
multi-site agencies
and departments.
"Under the EIS
contract, Level 3
and Hughes will
deliver a wide scope
of network
modernization
solutions," said
Mike Cook,
executive vice
president at Hughes.
"HughesON managed
services leverage
the best available
low-cost transport
options such as
cable, fiber, 4G and
satellite – all
managed and
optimized to deliver
agencies the
cost-effective
bandwidth, cloud
access and
availability they
need to succeed in
their missions.
Hughes can also help
agencies tackle
other challenges,
such as the need to
manage numerous
regional service
contracts, by
offering agencies
one trusted provider
for all of their
locations."
The portfolio of
HughesON managed
services can help
agencies meet
modernization
challenges head-on
with substantial
benefits such as
cloud readiness and
high network and
application
performance and
availability. By
introducing managed
broadband in
conjunction with
existing MPLS
infrastructure,
agencies can realize
immediate benefits
in the form of a
"hybrid" wide area
network (WAN).
HughesON includes a
compelling managed
SD-WAN solution with
innovative broadband
optimization tools
known as
ActiveTechnologies™.
"Level 3 and Hughes
are two major
industry innovators
in network services
and technology,"
said
David Young,
regional vice
president,
Government Markets
Group, Level
3. "Our team can
deliver the
bandwidth, security
and cost savings all
the way to the
network edge, which
is a key requirement
for agencies right
now. We're on the
doorstep of
effectively closing
the digital divide
for government
agencies, which
means public service
missions will be
streamlined for
success regardless
of location or
region."
EIS is a 15-year
comprehensive
solution-based
vehicle designed to
address all aspects
of federal agency
information
technology
telecommunications
and infrastructure
requirements. It is
the first major
contract to be
implemented under
the GSA Network
Services 2020
(NS2020) strategy.
