[Satellite TODAY 08-04-09] Hughes Network Systems signed an agreement to supply Bentley Walker with its new HX mesh satellite network technology for delivering broadband services in the Middle East and Afghanistan, Bentley Walker announced Aug. 3.
    Hughes will add a fifth HX hub with the new mesh, single-hop functionality at Bentley Walker’s network operations center in Bedford, U.K. The HX platform is a solution for smaller networks, which aims to provide efficient implementation of the global IPoS/DVB-S2 industry standard, including adaptive coding and modulation approved by TIA in North America, and ETSI and ITU in Europe.
    “This significant investment in Hughes advanced mesh technology will enable us to take a major step forward and, as the first provider to deliver this feature across the region, to offer a real competitive advantage to our customers,” said Bentley Walker CEO Anthony Walker, in a statement.
    Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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