Hughes Wins $69 Million Contract for Foreign Ministry Satellite Network Spanning Six Continents

Feb. 24, 2014

 Hughes Network Systems, LLC has won a $69 million, three-year contract to provide the foreign ministry of a Middle Eastern country with a highly secure private satellite network and services across more than 100 countries on six continents.

The new contract calls for Hughes to provide turnkey managed network services across the foreign ministries' global facilities. Hughes will employ its advanced HX satellite broadband system, including end-to-end network management. The Hughes solution is highly secure, reliable and scalable, connecting embassies and consulates in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. It delivers a wide range of ministry applications such as visa/digital document processing, distance learning and enterprise resource planning (ERP), as well as broadband Internet/Intranet access and voice services (VoIP).

"We are extremely privileged to be entrusted by the ministry for providing this valuable managed network service," said Kamran Givpoor, Hughes vice president of Global Services. "Beyond delivering highly secure, reliable and scalable connectivity -- requirements which are very similar to those of international companies or global financial institutions -- this major win is a testament to the excellent partnership that's developed between our organizations. We look forward to provide them the highest quality, seamless networking service across all of their facilities worldwide."