Hughes is one of the leading providers of satellite broadband for home and office. The company has shipped more than 3.3 million systems globally to over 100 countries.
AfDB will use their services to satisfy SAP, VoIP, video conferencing and high-speed internet access needs. The service will also include Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) connectivity.
Kamran Givpoor, vice president of Global Managed Services at Hughes, said: “We are proud to have earned AfDB's trust and to be chosen as a valued partner in meeting their entire wide area network needs.”
“Hughes has been a valued managed services provider to AfDB for many years,” said David Wu, director at AfDB.
“Their superior proactive monitoring and field services have earned my trust. My team can call on one trusted source which allows them to focus on our core competency - banking IT. We count on the continued support of Hughes and plan to integrate Hughes into our portfolio of telecommunications service providers we present to our clients.”
