The multiple-award, five-year contract comes under the Texas Agency Network Next Generation (Tex-AN NG) Communications Technology Services program. Hughes will offer services with dedicated bandwidth using its HX platform powered by the company’s Spaceway 3 satellite, which can be configured to provide service tailored for specific remote terminals. Additionally, Tex-AN NG Hughes users also will have access to a customer gateway providing real-time, online status reporting about any satellite, terrestrial and wireless network implementations.

     “This contract changes the telecommunications landscape for Texas state and local government agencies. Many remotely located government offices simply lack access to broadband technology for business Internet service and are unable to run the high-bandwidth applications and technologies that are critical to effective government operations. Adding satellite broadband to the suite of available technology offerings enables these offices to harness the broadband capacity and speed they need to serve the people of Texas,” Hughes Assistant Vice President for Government Solutions Tony Bardo said in a statement.