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 Hughes
Network Systems (HNS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes
Electronic Corporation, is the world's largest provider of broadband
satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers, withover 500,000
systems ordered or shipped to more than 85 countries. HNS pioneered the
development of high-speed satellite Internet access services, which it
markets globally under the DIRECWAY? brand and is a major supplier of mobile
satellite networks and user terminals. For terrestrial access, it offers the
comprehensive AIReach? family of broadband wireless, point-to-multipoint
products. In addition, HNS is a leading manufacturer of DIRECTV? satellite
television receivers, having shipped its 9 millionth system in 2002. HNS
revenues in 2001 reached $1.3 Billion.
Headquartered near Washington, DC, in Germantown, Maryland,
with more than 30
facilities and sales offices around the world, HNS
employs over 4000 people in engineering, operations, marketing, sales and
support. It operates manufacturing facilities in Maryland, Milton Keynes UK
and Tijuana, Mexico. Affiliate companies in India includeHughes Software
Systems, a publicly traded software development subsidiary; Hughes Escorts
Communications Ltd. (HECL), a provider of shared-hub satellite
communicationsservices. HNS plants are ISO-9001 certified in the US, UK and
India, and ISO-9002 certified in Mexico.
Visit their site at
http://www.hns.com/ |
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