Lintasarta Selects Hughes JUPITER System for High-Performance Enterprise Managed Services in Indonesia

First-of-its-kind satellite network in Indonesia will offer higher bandwidth, increased efficiency and superior performance

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Mar 09, 2016, 12:38 ET

GERMANTOWN, Md., March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that its JUPITER™ System has been selected by Lintasarta, a leading telecommunications provider in Indonesia, as the platform for a new high-availability satellite broadband network to meet the growing demand for enterprise managed services throughout the country.

Under the terms of the agreement, Hughes will supply a JUPITER System gateway, to be installed in Jatilahur, Indonesia, and up to 5,000 terminals. The network will operate in the C-band satellite spectrum and will provide reliable and efficient high-bandwidth connectivity throughout the country.

"Lintasarta is pleased to partner with Hughes to expand its service offerings using the latest high-speed satellite technology," said Arya Damar, president director of Lintasarta. "With its proven JUPITER System satellite technology, we are confident that Hughes is the correct partner to help us deliver these services that will deliver both high network efficiency and superior performance at the remote sites."

"Today's announcement is further testament by leading operators around the world of the compelling benefits of Hughes' JUPITER technology for both conventional C- and Ku-band, as well as high-throughput Ka-band implementations," said Ramesh Ramaswamy, vice president, International Sales & Marketing for Hughes. "We are proud to work with these valued partners to expand the availability and performance of their enterprise managed service offerings throughout their service regions."

The Hughes JUPITER System features a flexible and robust gateway architecture with lights-out operation, enhanced IPoS air interface for bandwidth efficiency, and high-throughput terminals, enabling operators to achieve the highest possible capacity and efficiency for any satellite broadband implementation. The underlying technology is the powerful JUPITER System on a Chip (SoC), a custom–designed microprocessor employing a multi-core architecture and enabling 100 Mbps of throughput on every terminal in the JUPITER family.

About Lintasarta
Since 1988, Lintasarta is a Data Communication, Internet and Value Added Service provider for various industry sectors. We have more than 2,000 corporate customers with more than 30,000 networks including fiber optic data communication service, satellite network voice communication service, video conference service, data centre, cloud computing, DRC, total solution communication service and IT Services.

Lintasarta gives professional services from ‎ pre-sales services through our business consultants, network engineers for assessment and customer solution design to post-sales services:‎ 24/7 Helpdesk, Customer Assistant Representative (CAR) and Customer Resident Assistant (CRA). Our professional services are supported by more than 1,000 experienced staffs with international certifications throughout more than 44 cities in Indonesia.

Lintasarta provides network connection availability guarantee as much as 99%, 99.9% and 99.99% based on customers' needs, supported with multimedia access such as Fiber Optic, Broadband Wireless Access and Satellite, and also controlled and fully backed-up multi backbone through Network Monitoring System.

Our infrastructure is Next Generation Network (NGN) platform based. We have obtained IS0 9001:2008, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 2000-1:2011, ISO 14001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007, CMSP (Cisco Managed Service Partner) and SMK3 PP 50/2012 local certifications for service quality assurance.

Lintasarta owns 2 subsidiaries, PT Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis "ATM BERSAMA" (ATM SHARED) and PT Lintas Media Danawa.

For More Information, visit: www.lintasarta.net

About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the global leader in satellite broadband for home and office, delivering innovative solutions and a comprehensive suite of HughesON^™ managed services for enterprises and governments worldwide. HughesNet^® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with offerings to suit every budget. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries, representing close to 50 percent market share. Its products employ global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations and digital TV solutions. For additional information about Hughes, please visit www.hughes.com.

About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a premier global provider of satellite and video delivery solutions. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communications technologies through its EchoStar Satellite Services, EchoStar Technologies Corporation and Hughes Network Systems business segments. For more information, visit echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.

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