Hughes, African Development Bank Sign Managed Network Services Expansion Contract

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[Satellite TODAY 04-02-13] The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a contract with Hughes Network Systems to expand managed satellite services for the bank and to provide MPLS connectivity in the region. The AfDB has been a Hughes managed services customer since 2008. It employs a primary communications network of broadband satellite terminals installed in 32 AfDB field offices throughout Africa.

Under the expansion contract, Hughes will provide MPLS circuits at four AfDB sites, with backhaul (STM1) services to its Temporary Relocation Agency in Tunis, Tunisia from a teleport in Germany. Major applications include SAP, VoIP, video conferencing and high-speed Internet access.

AfDB selected Hughes for its capability to meet the bank’s requirements for network such as: high availability; uniform SLA and QoS offerings; a single vendor to provide full turnkey managed services and ongoing system engineering, installation and field maintenance; monthly reporting, statistics and quarterly reviews on usage and performance; and 24/7 multi-lingual help desk.