Hughes In India
Overview
The first Satellite dish that restored communications in quake-hit Bhuj.. software that ushered in the SMS revolution in India. The first broadband network commissioned in Mumbai and now, satellite broadband access that will change the way India gets on the Web just a few milestones in a ten-year journey of Hughes in India.
One of the first global telecom majors to invest into India, Hughes entered the Indian market in 1992, soon after the announcement of the first stage of Economic Reforms by the Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in 1991.
Our first step was to set up a dedicated development facility, a 40 people outfit, later to become India's #1 Communication software company, Hughes Software Systems.
In 1994, when the Government of India proposed the New Telecom Policy, and invited investments into various sectors in telecom, our strategy to participate in all segments of the telecom value chain came closer to fruition.
Commitment to India:
We pride ourselves on having been an important link in the evolution of the Indian telecom sector post 1994. The Hughes entity, currently, comprises of two companies employing over 500 professionals across the country. From high-end telecom software developers at Hughes Systique Corporation (HSC) in Gurgaon and implementing VSAT based networking solutions through Hughes Communications India Limited (HCIL). VSAT network across 513 towns and cities across India. Hughes' strategy in India has been to play in all the areas where it has proven competence. With that intent, Hughes Network Systems had earlier set up three entities in India - HCIL, to provide world-class, secure VSAT services to Indian firms; HSS, to deliver customized solutions for mobile, fixed and satellite projects and sell communication software products to a customer base of 140 clients world-wide and growing and Hughes Tele.com, to deliver world-class basic telephony services in Maharashtra and Goa. Presently Hughes India has two major companies HCIL and HSC.
Investment- contributing to India:
Hughes has invested about US $ 350 million in India till date - in setting up a world-class telecommunications software developing firm as well as delivering state-of-the-art communications services to Indian corporates and homes.
HCIL's VSAT network today supports entire value chains. Linking banks with remote ATMs, Stock Exchanges to investors and large consumer goods companiesto their retail customers. HUGHES Systique Corporation, part of the HUGHES group of companies, is a leading communications Consulting and Software company providing Consulting, Systems Architecture, and Software Engineering services to complement our client's in-house capabilities. Model coupled with an experienced management and technical team is capable of delivering a total solution to clients, from development to deployment of complex systems, thus reducing time, risk and cost
Number of firsts- in India:
India continues to be one of the most significant markets for Hughes worldwide. Our endeavor, at Hughes, has been to consistently deliver value to our stakeholders - in every business that we enter. We expect these businesses to continue to do well.
Hughes Communications India Limited is the largest VSAT Service Provider in the whole of Asia Pacific (as per the Comsys '99 VSAT Report). The company is a market leader in India and has an installed base of about 25000 VSATS across 800 cities across India. It boasts of more than 170 corporate customers - which include most of India's leading corporates, organizations, public companies and even the Government of India.
Our Heritage- Worldwide:
HUGHES has brought the world to our homes. The 1963 launch of Syncom II, the first geosynchronous communications satellite, allowed the first live continuous television programming. American viewers were able to watch live coverage of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, right from their living rooms-a landmark achievement in global broadcasting.
With the help of HUGHES, mankind has traveled into new realms. The world's first working laser, developed by HUGHES, ushered in the era of laser range-finding and fiber optics. The HUGHES-built Surveyor spacecraft achieved the first successful soft lunar landing and paved the way for the Apollo flights to the moon.
This is the spirit of HUGHES. We've been pushing the limits of possibility for decades reaching beyond the horizon toward a better future, relentlessly pursuing our unique vision, even when others were convinced it couldn't be done.
Social Responsibility:
A cyclone shelter that doubles up as a school, a series of indigenous water harvesting devices in drought-prone areas, emergency rations hand-packed for earthquake victims, and computer training in a village school. The Hughes corporate citizenship program is the common grain that runs through all this.
At Hughes, we believe in the 3-M of corporate giving that is contributing in terms of Money, Material and Manpower to make a difference in the society. Hughes supports social change projects in children's education, health care, and environment as part of its commitment to give back to society. Additionally, Disaster relief and rehabilitation are causes where the employees' voluntary contributions are augmented by a matching corporate grant to provide the corpus to re-build, rejuvenate and rehabilitate.
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The Spirit of Hughes :
Where would we be if we always stuck to the conventional wisdom?
Progress doesn't happen by following the rules. It occurs when someone comes along with the courage and the vision to break the thought barrier-someone insightful and determined enough to accomplish what appears impossible to everyone else.
This is the spirit of HUGHES. We've been pushing the limits of possibility for decades reaching beyond the horizon toward a better future, relentlessly pursuing our unique vision, even when others were convinced it couldn't be done.
Our insistent creativity has spurred us to venture into uncharted industries where other companies have feared to tread-inventing new business models and forging the dominant brands in every market we enter. It has led us to consistently deliver the breakthrough products and services that enable the future.
More than anything else, it is this ability-to turn dreams into world-leading businesses-that makes us HUGHES.
