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Frost & Sullivan Honours Hughes
India with Company of the Year Award
March 2021
Hughes Communications India Private
Limited (‘Hughes India’) has been named 2020 Indian VSAT
Service Provider Company of the Year by Frost &
Sullivan. Recognized for exemplary contribution to
providing high-speed connectivity to enterprises and
government verticals with its best use of VSAT
technology and solutions, Hughes India is a
majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC
(HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport
technologies and networks for 50 years.
Commenting on the occasion, Partho
Banerjee, president and managing director, said: “The
wide scale impact of the pandemic has highlighted how
essential satellite connectivity is to
healthcare, the economy and society
in general. Hughes is optimistic about the possibilities
that satellite internet holds for the Indian market and
we continue to work towards building new ways to
cost-effectively provide large-scale internet services
bringing High Throughput Satellite (HTS) connectivity to
rural and other hard-to-serve areas across India. We’re
delighted by the recognition from Frost & Sullivan, as
it underscores our commitment and motivates us to
continue innovating solutions that address the growing
requirements for better and more reliable connectivity.”
Congratulating Hughes India for the
recognition, Kapil Baghel, Senior Consulting Analyst –
ICT, Frost and Sullivan said: “Hughes India has truly
been a market leader and has created
tremendous value in the ICT space,
looking at innovative new approaches to build and expand
the scope of services in the satellite communications
business. We are pleased to be able to recognize Hughes
for providing high-quality VSAT solutions to multiple
application areas, gradually transforming the Indian
satellite services sector to reach unprecedented
heights.”
The Frost & Sullivan report notes
the breadth of industries served by Hughes VSAT
solutions and HughesON™ managed network services,
including banking, defense, telecom, education, and
retail. It also calls attention to the company being the
first in India to obtain a flight and maritime
connectivity license to provide high-speed satellite
connectivity on land, air, and sea. Furthermore, Frost &
Sullivan notes that Hughes supports various government
initiatives and public-private partnership opportunities
to provide remote voice and broadband connectivity
throughout India and aims to bring its world-class
satellite internet service, HughesNet®, to the country
soon.
The Frost & Sullivan Best Practices
Awards have recognized exemplary achievements within a
multitude of industries and functional disciplines for
the last 19 years. Frost & Sullivan’s India ICT Awards
contenders were judged on a variety of parameters
including revenue, market share, new products, and
applications, and demonstrable technological,
management, strategy, sales innovation, and leadership.
Frost & Sullivan conducts best practices research to
recognize the best-in-class products, companies, and
individuals for their exceptional performance in areas
such as technological innovation, customer service, and
strategic product development. The winners were
recognized for demonstrating breakthrough best practices
and setting global benchmarks for technologies expected
to catalyze and transform industries.
Fullerton (formerly
Westin) Hotel, Sydney
New Dates - 22 & 23 June 2021
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