Presentation Title

Panel on - Improving Emergency
Communication
September 7, 2016
Hughes Heritage of Innovation
in Technology and Services
HUGHES
AIRCRAFT
COMPANY
1932
SYNCOM
1963
HUGHES STB
Early Bird
1965
Digital
Communications
Corporation
(DCC) is born in a
garage in
Rockville, MD
1971
DirecWAY®
Anik A
Galaxy 1
1983
R-BGAN
DirecDUO®
1995 1999
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2000
THURAYA™
2003
2006
1990
DIRECTV®
TES
1994
Over 1,000,000
Subscribers
SPACEWAY® 3
GBBF
11 Million Sold
Gemini
1984
GBBF
DirecPC®
DCC/MACOM
acquired by Hughes
Electronics,
becomes Hughes
Network Systems
EchoStar XVII
with JUPITER
High-throughput
Technology
S-BSS
DVB-S2/ACM
2008
Globalstar
2009
2010
HN9400
2012 ….
HUGHES PROPRIETARY
World’s Leading Provider of
Broadband Satellite and Managed Network Solutions
 Consumer/SME
 Enterprise
 Government / NGO
 Mobile Satellite
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Satellite Industry Is Evolving To
Meet And Exceed Demand
Wide Beam - GEO
Intelsat 1R etc.
Multi Spot Beam - HTS
Constellation – LEO / HTS
EchoStar 17 etc.
Globalstar, Iridium,
OneWeb etc.
More coverage and throughput improves emergence response !!!
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Superstorm Sandy – Case Study
 Disaster
– On October 29, 2012,
Superstorm Sandy struck
the eastern seaboard
– Largest Atlantic hurricane
recorded in history
Burned houses
in Breezy Point, NY
Destruction in Seaside Heights, N.J.
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Superstorm Sandy – Case Study
 Recovery
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) trusted
HughesNet
Habitat for Humanity
coordinating rebuilding efforts
using HughesNet
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Summary
 Hughes is a pioneer in the satellite industry
– Largest satellite broadband operator in the world
 Satellite connectivity: Cost is independent of distance
– Emergency and disaster recovery
– Newer satellite constellations = Ubiquitous coverage, lower
cost, higher capacity and greater ease of use
 Hughes Global Managed Services
– One Stop Shop for all IT and telecommunication services
anywhere in the world
 Disaster Recovery Case Study
– Super Storm Sandy response, case in point of Hughes
capability
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