Hughes, IPNet Expand Russia Contract
April 13, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (NASDAQ: HUGH), A provider of broadband satellite networks and services, said that Russian satellite service provider IPNet has purchased Hughes HX and HN broadband satellite terminals, bringing its total network to over 2400 sites serving oil and gas companies, retail chains, and small to medium enterprises.
IPNet has been providing broadband services in the Russian Federation since 2003, operating both an HN System, and recently purchased HX System with the IPoS/ DVB-S2 standard, including ACM, a global satellite standard approved by TIA in North America, and ETSI and ITU in Europe.
Hughes said that its solution enables IPNet to increase efficiency of bandwidth utilization by up to 50 percent, which is critical to handling the significant growth anticipated by IPNet in 2010 and beyond.
The HN and HX platforms employ the most efficient implementation of the IPoS/ DVB-S2 industry standard with ACM, the first.
Russia-based IPNet owns and operates a central hub station in Moscow. IPNet offers licensed telecommunication services in all regions of the Russian Federation by utilizing a range of Hughes broadband satellite equipment. Maryland-based Hughes Network Systems provides broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers.
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