[Satellite Today 06-01-09] Hughes Network Systems certified Encore Network’s line of rugged and commercial-grade Bandit satellite routers for use with the Hughes suite of utility solutions, Hughes Network Systems announced May 29.
    Hughes also added Encore to the Hughes Broadband Alliance Program, which aims to enhance and utilize its service offering. By utilizing Encore’s serial protocol to IP support capabilities, Hughes said it can provide secure, high-performance end-to-end satellite connections for legacy SCADA networks, thus meeting mandated requirements for smart grid technology.
    “We are very excited to have been chosen by Hughes as a technology partner … Together, we ensure regulatory compliance today and enable utility companies to be ready as future smart grid technology evolves,” Doug Medina, senior director of marketing at Hughes, said in a statement.