Gartner, a company that delivers actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams, named Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) a Challenger in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services based on the company’s Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. The report cites ongoing investments in automation as central to the company’s service delivery, producing high rates of automated incident resolution and supporting a broad range of LAN and WAN services.

Dan Rasmussen, senior vice president, enterprise division at Hughes, said: “We believe that this recognition from Gartner, for the second year in a row, validates our commitment to continuous innovation and service delivery enhancement. The report also reflects our advances in automation and service capabilities, such as expanded co-management options and our new multi-carrier 5G solution for enterprise and government.”

Hughes also was recognized in the November 2021 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Managed Network Services report. The report rates Hughes highly for its groundbreaking AIOps solution that automatically predicts and preempts service-disrupting network behaviors in WAN and LAN deployments. Gartner ranks Hughes as a top provider for LAN/WAN solutions, for multicarrier WAN solutions, heavy cloud end users and heavy work-from-home end users.