Company to Continue Providing Managed Broadband; Adds HughesON Services to Contract
Germantown, MD, September 24, 2014―Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced it has received a renewal for its U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 contract GS-35F-0907P, which will extend coverage through September 29, 2019. Under the contract renewal, Hughes will continue providing its comprehensive portfolio of satellite broadband solutions to meet agency requirements. Also available under the contract are HughesON™ managed services for high performance networking and digital media solutions to federal, state and local government agencies.
“Through this contract renewal, we’re able to expand our offerings to government agencies so they can have access to even more technology to better serve constituents,” said Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for Government Solutions at Hughes. “We’re excited to be able to continue offering our end-to-end managed services that deliver top performance, reliability and security while opening up the doors to new platforms, like HughesON, that address the evolving digital world we live in.”
HughesON offers a set of managed network solutions designed to meet the needs of the distributed agency. On a basic level, it offers:
- High-capacity access
- High-availability networking
- Managed security services
- Managed Wi-Fi
- Voice-over-IP
- WAN optimization
Under this contract, agencies will also be able to leverage solutions through HughesON Digital Media Solutions, which meet the social and visual needs of today’s digital world. These solutions include:
- Digital signage
- On-demand employee training
- Web-based learning portal
- MediaTV solutions, including breakroom TV, digital bulletin boards and waiting room TV
- Social media integration
- Cloud services
- Emergency notification functionality
“With today’s budget constraints, agency telecom officials are faced with doing more with less – at the same time the people and departments they serve are clamoring for more bandwidth. HughesON solutions help agencies get more for less. We’re excited our Schedule 70 contract renewal includes these capabilities and provides cost-effective telecommunications options, delivering more bandwidth and better service agencies,” added Bardo.
For more information on the GSA Schedule 70 contract GS-35F-0907P, click here.
To learn more about Hughes government solutions, please click here or call 1-866-805-5448.