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Rank 45 - Hughes Escorts Communications Ltd

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CEO: Shashi Ullal



Year of Start-up: 1995


Employees: 203


Address: 2nd Floor, International Trade Tower, Nehru Place,


New Delhi-110 019


Tel.: 011-641 9696, 641 8588-92


Fax: 011-647 9306


Web Site: www.hughes-escorts.com





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Hughes

Escorts Communications Ltd (HECL) is a JV between Hughes Network Systems and

Escorts Ltd.

The company has a market share of 31percent in the VSAT

segment in India. It registered a turnover of Rs 104 crore, an increase of 17

percent over the last year. It sold 1,265 VSATs worth Rs 59.35 crore in 1999-00

and netted Rs 44.51 crore by way of service. The services are spread over 400

cities connecting nearly 150 customer-network. It bagged major contracts from

Airport Authority of India, Philips, Nokia India Ltd, and Crompton Greaves among

others.

SWOT
STRENGTH



Capable of providing integrated VSAT solutions

WEAKNESS


Dependence on network integrators

OPPORTUNITY



Opening up of Ku-band by the Government

THREAT



Competition from DAMA players

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HECL provides VSAT satellite communications services through

its hub earth station in Gurgaon. The service, called Hughes Net, provides

customers with interactive data, voice, and fax communications facilities.

The company has strategic tie-up with IBM India, Datacraft

RPG, and Ramco for providing networking solutions for its customers. AT&T

MNS is also one of its partners for long distance services. It has a

comprehensive customer support.

HECL is building a second hub station in Mumbai to increase

its capacity and is also working towards to implementing Ku-band technology in

India. It is awaiting Government clearances on the same.

The company has tied up with Ceycom of Sri Lanka and has set up a shared hub

VSAT service.

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