[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Hughes Network Systems has been selected by SPTI-Boldt Group Argentina, a telecommunications service provider, to supply its HN broadband satellite system hub plus HN7700S and HNS7740S broadband routers to provide broadband IP services for lottery, government and corporate programs in Argentina, Hughes announced Jan. 26.
    The Hughes HN hub is compliant with the IPoS/ DVB-S2 standard, including adaptive coding and modulation and supports Voice Over IP, high-speed Internet access, interactive distance learning, video conferencing and multimedia streaming.
    Separately, the U.S. Defense Commissary Agency selected E&E Enterprises Global to provide a HughesNet high-availability network solution to support commissaries around the globe, E&E announced Jan. 26.
    E&E and Hughes will provide a commercial off-the-shelf managed terrestrial and satellite broadband network solution for business functions such as point of sales, debit and credit card transaction authorizations. Hughes will provide the virtual private network service to E&E as a subcontractor. The one-year contract award is valued at $12 million and includes three one-year options.