Rapid Restoral Services Designed to Meet the Emergency Communications Needs
of Enterprises, Government Agencies and Relief Organizations
GERMANTOWN, Md., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of the upcoming
hurricane season, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), announced today
that it is making available emergency communications offerings during this
hurricane season, designed for rapid service restoral. The U.S. National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a very active
2006 North Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 - Nov. 30) and is urging
people in hurricane prone areas to make preparations. NOAA's outlook
indicates an 80% chance of an above-normal hurricane season.
In an announcement made May 22, 2006 for the National Hurricane
Preparedness Week (May 21 - 27), NOAA stated that a "very active hurricane
season is looming." NOAA is predicting 13 to 16 named storms, with eight to
10 becoming hurricanes, of which four to six could become 'major'
hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher.
In light of these predications and the experience gained from the 2005
hurricane season, Hughes has developed a range of emergency communications
offerings under its HughesNet(TM) suite of services, for enterprises,
government agencies and relief organizations:
* Access Continuity Service: a private satellite network with pre-
installed terminals that automatically switch-over in the event of
primary path failure;
* Emergency Network Restoral: a pre-established private network with
satellite terminals deployed rapidly following an incident; and
* Emergency Business Internet: expedited installation of satellite
terminals providing broadband Internet access to affected locations.
Satellite communications played a crucial role in the aftermath of the
devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year. Hughes and its team
of value-added resellers worked closely with organizations in Louisiana,
Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida to deploy emergency HughesNet satellite
services and related equipment to reconnect people with their families,
find medical care, and obtain relief services.
"For over twenty years, satellite networks have provided vital
day-to-day communications for businesses and government agencies around the
world. And as we saw with the hurricanes of 2005, satellite technology is
robust and can be deployed quickly when disaster strikes," said Pradman
Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes. "Satellite communications provides a
viable alternative infrastructure when terrestrial networks are severely
damaged. We are poised to respond when and where needed during the 2006
hurricane season."
Large and small businesses, government agencies, and rescue and relief
organizations can access the HughesNet Web site at http://www.hughesnet.com
to obtain detailed information. In addition, these services are available
to government agencies on the Hughes GSA Schedule #GS-35F-0907P.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS) is the global leader in providing
broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises,
governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all
broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of
satellite and terrestrial technologies. To date Hughes has shipped more
than one million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its broadband
satellite products are based on the IPoS (IP over Satellite) global
standard, approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations.
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. (OTC Bulletin Board: HGCM).
For additional information, please visit http://www.hughes.com.
HUGHES, HUGHESNET, and IPOS are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems,
LLC.
SOURCE Hughes Network Systems, LLC
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Related links:
http://www.hns.com
http://www.hughesnet.com
CONTACT:
Judy Blake of Hughes Network Systems, LLC,
+1-301-601-7330, jblake@hns.com; or Donna Taylor of Brodeur,
+1-202-775-2650, dtaylor@brodeur.com, for Hughes Network Systems,
LLC
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