Public relations firm WDC Media announced July 9 it selected Hughes Network Systems’ (HNS) Direcway as its premium satellite broadband provider.

“Direcway offers a viable solution to our intranet and company-wide broadcasts needs,” said Susan Zahn, the founding director of WDC. “They give our PR firm a wider variety of value-added communications solutions on a single platform.”

In a separate announcement, HNS said July 11 that PacketPointe Communications, an enterprise solutions provider, upgraded the very small aperture terminal satellite network for Giant Industries, a refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Giant migrated 127 of its retail locations to HNS’ Direcway broadband service. The company selected PacketPointe Communications for the installation, monitoring, and management of the broadband network.