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Mesh Technology Webinar
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In September, Hughes Global Services Technical Training Department held its third series of webinars. Addressing the new HX Mesh feature, the webinar was attended by several customers, including Vodacom, Enlaces, Global Crossing, and Pemex. The session enabled customers to learn more about mesh technology and its implementation, configuration, and support utilizing the HX System—without leaving their home offices. Participants were able to ask questions in real time and view live configuration screens during the training. Suitable for sales, operations, marketing, and other functional areas, Hughes webinars are an effective tool to educate customers on Hughes product-line features and solutions. The Training Department can also offer customized and customer-specific webinars on a variety of topics. To learn more, contact vandy.richards@hughes.com.
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Connecting ATMs in India
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The State Bank of India (SBI) is pursuing an ambitious project called “25,000 ATM” in which the bank expects to double its ATM base to 25,000 ATMs by March 2010. As part of that project, Hughes Communications India, Ltd. was recently awarded a turnkey contract to deploy a network of 2,880 broadband satellite terminals for the SBI to connect offsite ATMs across the country. The contract encompasses system integration, satellite bandwidth, and network management. It calls for delivering highly secure satellite connectivity at ATMs and co-located kiosks to provide customers with account access and the ability to book railway tickets, together with backhaul to the bank’s data center and disaster recovery locations.
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Hughes Technology Powers Broadband Services in Colombia
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Hughes technology will play a key role in the Compartel project, an initiative of the Colombian government to promote telecommunications in remote communities with limited economic resources. Bantel Telecom, LLC, a premier provider of satellite communications in the Caribbean, Central America, and Andean Region, was awarded a contract by Union Temporal Conectando a Colombia to provide Ku-band satellite services powered by the Hughes HN System. Ricardo Otaola, president of Bantel, said “We are committed to the provision of highly reliable services and strongly believe that Hughes technology with the bandwidth efficiencies provided by features such as IPoS/DVB-S2 with the ACM feature, as well as the robustness of the remote terminals and its maintenance-free functionality, matches our service expectations as well as those of our customers.”
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Brazil Bounds over 10k Milestone
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Hughes do Brasil recently passed a major milestone of more than 10,000 broadband satellite terminals in operation, delivering HughesNet® services to a wide range of markets. Whether it’s a classroom in rural Brazil, or a banking center in Rio de Janeiro, customers from diverse segments, such as education, retail, automotive, oil/gas, and government, count on Hughes to meet their broadband needs—regardless of geography.
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