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Hughes Communications India Ltd. (HCIL) is a subsidiary of Hughes Communications Inc., USA and is the largest satellite service operator in India. HNS has a global market share of 55% in VSAT industry. HCIL was incorporated in year 1992 and has been in operation since then. HCIL’s leadership spans all aspect of broadband technology, network solutions and services. HCIL is providing Managed Network Services to Indian Enterprises and global customers, including system Integration & Network Management. HCIL offers reliable and affordable solutions to meet every communication challenge.

About HCIL

HCIL started providing VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) satellite communications services called HughesNet® (shared) Network Services through its Earth Station at Gurgaon in February 1995. This service provides customers with interactive data, voice, and fax communications facilities.

Today, HCIL is acknowledged as the architect of Hybrid Networking solutions offering Enterprise services broadly categorised under -

  • Network Design
  • Network Audit
  • Network Implementation
  • Proactive Network Management

HCIL is the leading Wide Area Network (WAN) service provider using satellite and terrestrial communication technology.

HCIL is one of the most successful of the Indian VSAT operators with over 32,000 star data VSATs shipped and 48,000 booked orders. Its service remains amongst the largest in the country. Hughes has been the clear leader with 25 per cent more new installations. The company currently operates over 19500 TDMA and broadband VSATs out of more than 21,000 sites on its various managed service platforms "The VSAT Report 2007 by Comsys".

HCIL is the first company to introduce KU Band services via “NSS 11” satellite. This satellite provides highly reliable and low-cost satellite communication, as it is 4 times more powerful than the INSAT series. The services are provided through a KU band and Extended-C band hub in Gurgaon.

HCIL ably backs up its connectivity solutions with state-of-art Data Centre and Disaster recovery offerings. It offers a controlled environment for storing and preserving vital customer data at any one or more of its 3 data centre premises. This chain of excellence is completed by proactive monitoring and management of customers’ links and devices supported by real time on-line access to ones own network through the ‘Customer Central Portal’. In depth analysis of system generated reports enable HCIL to optimize customer network resources ensuring smooth running of mission critical components.

HCIL now has over 360 different customers on its various managed & private VSAT services accounting for almost 32,000 individual sites – the Lottery, Manufacturing & Financial sectors account for 60 per cent of its TDMA sites. Its customer list is a Who’s Who of India and spans a range of different industries. To name a few like ICICI Bank, Hindustan Lever, ICI, Galileo, ITC, Sony, UTI Bank, Indian Railways & Reliance Industy

Based on the HughesNet brand, HCIL established an Interactive Distance Learning Network in partnership with several content providers including the IIMs. This comprises a studio that produces content and programming for clients and a network of classrooms around the country each of which has an average of 20 PCs.

HCIL has pioneered in moving away from basic connectivity to implementing enterprise-wide networking solutions like ERP, Messaging, ATMs, Multicasting, Video conferencing, Corporate Training, Content Delivery, Interactive Onsite Learning.

HCIL provides Value-Added Services for premier Corporates under HughesNet Broadband, Global Education, Managed Network & Retail Services umbrella.

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® Global Education is the premier broadband satellite based education and training service for consumers, small businesses and enterprise markets.

The platform seeks to define the next generation of Education i.e. real time Interactive Onsite Learning (IOL). The platform seamlessly integrates the strengths and advantages of the traditional method of education with the latest in technology. Using a very powerful interface, it enables a student to have highly interactive sessions with instructors and other students all over the country, using video, voice and data.

HCIL has tied-up with the Premier Institutes of India (and abroad) which include names like IIM Kozhikode, XLRI, Jamshedpur, IIFT, Delhi, Manipal University, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed University), Apollo University, Cornell University.

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HughesNet® Fusion is a multi-service network of retail centers, offering a variety of services across Urban and Rural Markets in India. Customers get access to world-class broadband enabled Education, Internet & convenience services right in their neighborhood.

HughesNet Fusion operates centers through Business Partners and currently has more than 1,500 centers deployed actively on the ground. Another 500 centers are under rollout. By the end of 2008 HughesNet will have more than 6,000 centers operational on the ground and will be spread across 22 states in the country.

HughesNet Fusion provides Business Partners looking to roll out ICT infrastructure with broadband connectivity alongwith a business model that aids in creating sustainable deployment of kiosks.

HughesNet Fusion provides Content Partners, Service Providers and Corporate a low risk, medium to reach out to potential customers from State Capitals all the way down to the Panchayat Level.

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