MicroCorp Signs Up As
Reseller Of HughesNet Business Services
(11 March 2008) Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and
services, announced today that it has signed MicroCorp, Inc. to be a certified
reseller of HughesNet broadband satellite business services in the
US.
HughesNet business services address a key need of many
companies operating in rural areas -- access to cost-effective broadband where
neither DSL nor cable is available, and T1 access is prohibitively expensive.
And for those businesses that have terrestrial broadband access, many in even
urban areas do not have a viable backup solution in place when their landline
connection fails, costing them money and customers. Now business customers
purchasing telecom solutions from MicroCorp's network of more than 1,500
agents, system integrators, and VARs will have access to high-speed data
services throughout the US, as well as back-up services, using HughesNet
broadband satellite services.
"Adding HughesNet to our telecom service
offerings highlights our commitment to bringing our channel partners the most
advanced solutions available so they can better service their end customers,"
said Brad Miehl, president and CEO of MicroCorp. "The nationwide HughesNet
broadband satellite service gives our customers the ability to connect remote
locations economically, and offers a robust solution to ensure that
mission-critical applications stay on-line even during a landline
outage."
Hughes has developed an innovative and competitive channel
partner program designed to eliminate the expense and complexity of stocking
inventory, managing installations, and taking customer support calls. Companies
like MicroCorp can now sell broadband business solutions even in hard-to-reach
areas, as well as provide broadband backup as an additional option to the
landline services they offer.
"High-speed data services via satellite
provide reliable, cost-effective network solutions for businesses of all
types," said Mike Cook, senior vice president at Hughes. "Developing our
reseller channel with premier partners such as MicroCorp is key to growing our
commercial broadband service business- particularly in the dynamic and growing
small-to-medium business market. MicroCorp's breadth of agents, system
integrators, and VARs makes them an ideal partner and we are delighted to be
working with them."
HughesNet service is delivered via a compact satellite
modem connected to a small outdoor antenna at the customer site. HughesNet
service is available in a variety of packages, with download speeds ranging
from 1 Mb/s to 2.5 Mb/s, and upload speeds ranging from 200 kb/s to 1 Mb/s.
Monthly service prices range from US$ 69.99 per month to US$ 399.99 per
month.
About MicroCorp Inc.
MicroCorp Inc. is a
telecommunications convergence company that provides multi-vendor solutions to
business customers nation-wide. MicroCorp customers receive best-of-breed
telecom and ASP solutions. MicroCorp products are distributed nationally via a
network of over 1,500 employees, agents, system integrators and VARs. Founded
in 1986, MicroCorp Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia. In 1995 MicroCorp Inc. became a graduate member of The Advanced
Technology Development Center, which is located on the campus of The Georgia
Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
About Hughes Network
Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in
providing broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises,
governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all
broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of
satellite and terrestrial technologies. Hughes has shipped more than 1.5
million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its broadband satellite
products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU
standards organisations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and
GMR-1.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland,
USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices world-wide. Hughes is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc.
(source: Hughes Network
Systems)
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