WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash., March 30,
2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Officials at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island held a
ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 30,
2023, commemorating the launch of a fifth-generation
cellular network (5G) that will significantly improve aircraft
readiness. Participating in the ceremony were (from left to
right): Matthew LaTurner, Principal
Engineer, Intel Corporation; Captain Eric
M. Hanks, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station Whidbey
Island; David Tokunaga, Vice
President, Boingo; John Mezzalingua,
CEO, JMA Wireless; Charlie Ergen, Chairman, DISH and EchoStar;
Rick Lober, Vice President &
Defense General Manager, Hughes; Dr. Rajeev
Gopal, Vice President, Hughes; and Angela Eberhardt, Leader, Regional Sales, Cisco.
Working together on the project, with Hughes as the integrator, are
commercial providers Boingo Wireless, Cisco, Dell, DISH, JMA
Wireless and Intel. The program is designed to increase aircraft
readiness through the processing of significant amounts of digital
data at higher speeds. 5G will improve immediate real-time
communication coordination across the flight line to reduce
maintenance time and decrease preparation time between
missions.
About Hughes
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company,
provides broadband equipment and services; managed services
featuring smart, software-defined networking; and end-to-end
network operation for millions of consumers, businesses,
governments and communities worldwide. The Hughes flagship internet
service, HughesNet®, connects millions of people across the
Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers internet access for
tens of millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more than half the
global satellite terminal market to leading satellite operators,
in-flight service providers, mobile network operators and military
customers. A managed network services provider, Hughes supports
half a million enterprise sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of
wired and wireless solutions. To learn more, visit
http://www.hughes.com or follow HughesConnects on Twitter and
LinkedIn.
©2023 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes
and HughesNet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark
of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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