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Gartner Recognizes Hughes for Innovation

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), a provider of broadband satellite services, products, and managed network solutions, delivers services for millions of consumers, businesses, governments, and communities worldwide. With a focus on innovation, the company continues to bring new global solutions to market to bring the connected future forward.

The company’s flagship Internet service, HughesNet, connects more than 1.5 million subscribers across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER System provides Internet access for tens of millions worldwide. In addition, the company supplies over half the global satellite terminal market and supports 500,000 enterprise sites with HughesON wired and wireless solutions for managed service providers.

In recognition of their efforts, Gartner recently named the company a ‘Challenger’ in the 2021 Magic Quadrant report for Managed Network Services. This is the second consecutive year the company was recognized, and attributes the recognition to the company's “Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.”

Hughes was recognized for its ongoing investments in automation ,incident resolution rates, as well as high rates of LAN and WAN services.

Gartner also name Hughes in the November 2021 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Managed Network Services report touting the company’s AIOps solution for its ability to automatically predict and preempt service disruptions in WAN and LAN deployments.

"We believe that this recognition from Gartner, for the second year in a row, validates our commitment to continuous innovation and service delivery enhancement. The report also reflects our advances in automation and service capabilities, such as expanded co-management options and our new multi-carrier 5G solution for enterprise and government," said Dan Rasmussen, senior vice president, enterprise division at Hughes.

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Edited by Luke Bellos