Hughes Network Systems has agreed to make an in-principle investment of $50M in a consortium with the U.K. government and Bharti Enterprises that will take over satellite company OneWeb.
Read More »Hughes to Provide Satcom Tech for Army UAS Connectivity; Rick Lober Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has awarded Hughes Network Systems a contract to provide ruggedized modems to support connectivity between U.S. Army-operated unmanned aircraft systems and satellite communications platforms.
Read More »Hughes to Deliver 200+ BGAN Terminals for Navy SSC Atlantic Satellite Comms
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 9, 2018 — Hughes Network Systems will provide a set of 9211 Broadband Global Area Network satellite terminals to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic under a U.S. Navy order via Hughes partner Marshall Communications, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The order covers the delivery of more than …
Read More »Hughes Proceeds to Phase 2 of DoD Satcom Interoperability Study; Rick Lober Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 15, 2018 — Hughes Network Systems will build a Flexible Modem Interface prototype that will enable interoperability between military and commercial systems as part of a follow-on contract under a Defense Department pilot study, ExecutiveBiz reported May 8. The company said May 7 the contract covers work for the second phase …
Read More »Hughes’ Tony Bardo: Mixed Connectivity Approach Critical for Govt. Communications
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 13, 2018 — Tony Bardo, assistant vice president of Hughes Network Systems‘ government solutions business, has said communication service providers should offer multiple connectivity options to public sector customers in order to address critical situations, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Via Satellite reported Wednesday that Bardo favored a mixed …
Read More »Hughes’ Rick Lober: Commercial Satellite Procurement to Guide DoD Space Acquisition
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2018 — Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems unit, has said the procurement principles for commercial satellite technologies will serve to guide the Defense Department in its acquisition of space hardware, ExecutiveBiz reported Jan. 4. He wrote in a piece …
Read More »Hughes Gets Quality Mgmt Certification Under ISO 9001:2015
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 1, 2017 — Hughes Network Systems has secured certification under the International Organization for Standardization for the company’s quality management, continuous improvement and customer support practices, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday an independent auditor reaffirmed its compliance with ISO 9001:2015 standards on quality management in terms of …
Read More »Rick Lober: Hughes Eyes ‘New Space’ & Satcom Developments in Defense Marketplace
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 27, 2017 — Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems unit, has said the company is working with partners such as OneWeb to pursue opportunities from the emergence of the “new space” or Space 2.0 sector in efforts …
Read More »Hughes Lands Subcontract for Telecom, Managed Network Services for Fed Agencies
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 19, 2017 — Hughes Network Systems will provide managed network services to federal agencies in support of Level 3 Communications‘ (NYSE: LVLT) work contracted under the General Services Administration‘s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The subcontract to Hughes covers the delivery of HughesON telecommunications products and services …
Read More »Hughes’ Rick Lober a Panelist at UK MilSatCom Conference in November
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 25, 2017 — Hughes Network Systems executive Rick Lober will serve as a panelist at the Global MilSatCom Conference to be held in the U.K. from Nov. 7 to 9 and contribute to discussions on ground-based systems for military satellite communications, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. SMi Group said Tuesday Lober, …
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