Hughes Completes Installation of Gateways for Yahsat's 'YahClick' Broadband Service

Hughes Completes Installation of Gateways for Yahsat's 'YahClick' Broadband Service PR Newswire GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Sept. 10, 2012 GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced it has completed the delivery, installation, and commissioning of four broadband gateways and a network control center that will enable Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat), the Abu Dhabi, UAE-based satellite operator to expand service throughout the Middle East, as well as Africa. Hughes completed the Gateway and Service Delivery System implementation project for Yahsat clearing the way for the start of commercial service. The Gateways, Network Control Center, and Service Delivery System are critical components of Yahsat's YahClick satellite service. In addition to the completion of the baseband equipment deliverables, Hughes has shipped over 10,000 VSAT terminals to YahClick service partners based in the 28 markets where it is currently being rolled out. Now that initial deliveries are complete, Hughes begins the operations and maintenance portion of its agreement with Yahsat. In this phase Hughes will be responsible for the network operations for the ground segment which powers the YahClick service. "Hughes has been a significant asset to us throughout the process of implementing YahClick," said Yahsat CEO Tareq Abdul Raheem Al Hosani.