GERMANTOWN, Md., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite
networks and services, today announced that it was selected by
Vodacom Group, Ltd., a leading African communications company, to
provide its market-leading HN and HX broadband satellite solutions
to help propel Vodacom's aggressive expansion of converged service
offerings in South Africa and
throughout the continent. Most recently, Vodacom purchased the high
power HN9200 and HN9400 Ka/Ku-band terminals to both augment their
existing services and in anticipation of the arrival of Ka-band
satellite service in Africa.
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Vodacom is South Africa's
leading cellular service company, providing mobile voice and data
communications and related services to almost 40 million customers.
In addition, Vodacom Business Services offers a wide range of
converged communications solutions over a variety of technology
platforms to enterprise, SME, and public sector customers,
including managed VPN, broadband data and Internet connectivity,
and converged hosting and application based services.
"We are very pleased to offer a comprehensive portfolio of
customized, managed VPN, overlay and broadband satellite services
utilizing the Hughes HN and HX satellite systems," said
Sean Victor, principal specialist,
Converged Satellite at Vodacom Business Services. "Since launching
Vodacom Business Services in 2008, we have made significant
investments in infrastructure in order to offer a wide variety of
services including next-generation IP voice, managed networks and
infrastructure, Internet access, hosting, and storage services.
With the addition of Hughes technology, we are aggressively
expanding our service offerings into specific target markets in
South Africa and throughout the
African continent."
"Hughes is very excited to be supporting Vodacom Business
Services in its rapid expansion of service offerings," said
Soheil Mehrabanzad, assistant vice
president, Middle
East/Africa at Hughes. "Our
advanced HN and HX Systems, featuring IPoS/DVB-S2 with the ACM
(adaptive coding modulation) feature, deliver highly efficient
bandwidth utilization that enables Vodacom to maximize satellite
capacity and contain costs as they grow their business."
Hughes has been a leading supplier of broadband systems and
solutions to Africa and the
Middle East since the early 1990s.
Its sales and support teams serve a growing base of customers with
satellite-based, broadband IP, multimedia, data, video, and voice
solutions.
About Vodacom Group, Ltd.
Vodacom Group Limited (Vodacom) is an African mobile
communications company providing voice, messaging, data and
converged services to around 40 million customers. From its
roots in South Africa, Vodacom has
grown its operations to include networks in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, and Lesotho and provides carrier and business
services to customers in over 40 African countries.
Vodacom is majority owned by Vodafone, one of the world's
largest mobile communications companies by revenue, and is listed
on the JSE Limited under the symbol VOD.
About Vodacom Business Services
Vodacom Business Services, a division of Vodacom SA, is a
leading Next Generation Network provider operating on a single
business driver that understands business voice, video and data
requirements.
Established in 2008, Vodacom Business Services delivers total
communication solutions tailored to the needs of the public sector,
large, medium and small companies. Solutions extend from mobile to
fixed line access mediums, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Voice
over IP (VoIP), hosted facilities, cloud computing based hosted
services, storage, back up, security and application solutions.
Visit us at vodacom.co.za/business
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the world's leading
provider of satellite broadband for home and office, delivering
innovative network technologies, managed services, and solutions
for enterprises and governments globally. HughesNet® is the #1
high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with
offerings to suit every budget. To date, Hughes has shipped more
than 2.5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries,
representing over 50 percent market share. Its products employ
global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU organizations,
including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.
Headquartered outside Washington,
D.C., in Germantown,
Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices
worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGH). For additional information,
please visit www.hughes.com
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