Hughes
And
GVF
Announce
Global
Collaboration
On
Delivery
Of
Vsat
Installation
Training
&
Certification
13
May
2009
The
Global
VSAT
Forum
(GVF),
Hughes
Network
Systems,
LLC
(HUGHES),
and
SatProf
have
announced
at
Sviaz
2009
in
Moscow,
Russia
that
they
will
jointly
launch
a
web-based
platform
that
enables
faster,
more
cost-effective
delivery
of
installation
training
on
Hughes
broadband
satellite
systems
throughout
the
world.
Hughes
of
Germantown,
Maryland,
and
GVF
of
London,
U.K.,
entered
into
an
agreement
to
produce
"on-line"
VSAT
installation
training
courses
specifically
prepared
for
Hughes
equipment.
The
new
on-line
courses,
which
are
a
complement
to
GVF’s
existing
online
Satellite
Training
Academy,
were
prepared
and
are
being
hosted
by
SatProf,
Inc.,
of
Huntington
Beach,
California.
“This
collaboration
takes
our
commitment
to
customer
quality
to
the
next
level,”
said
Payam
Herischi,
senior
director,
International
Division
at
Hughes.
“Technicians
that
successfully
complete
this
training
will
receive
a
joint
GVF-Hughes
Certificate,
validating
their
ability
to
deliver
high-performance
satellite
communications
solutions
to
customers.”
“This
course
is
an
important
addition
to
GVF’s
international
certification
program,”
said
David
Hartshorn,
Secretary
General
of
the
GVF.
“We
are
honored
to
be
working
with
the
world’s
largest
provider
of
broadband
satellite
solutions
and
with
our
training
partner,
SatProf,
who
will
develop
the
simulated
hands-on
Hughes
hardware
experience
for
installers.”
The
VSAT
industry
relies
on a
certified
installation
force
for
customer
satisfaction
and
prevention
of
RF
interference.
All
certified
VSAT
installers
are
automatically
listed
in
the
GVF
Certified
Installer
Database.
Please
contact
the
GVF
for
information
about
training
programs,
including
pricing,
developing
country
discounts
and
distributorship
license
agreements.
GVF
is
the
non-profit
association
of
the
satellite
communications
industry.
The
organization
has
been
actively
developing
and
providing
education
and
training
programs
for
satellite
communications
professionals.
The
addition
of
Hughes
training
to
GVF’s
program
comes
at a
time
when
satellite
communications
services
are
being
delivered
at
unprecedented
levels,
both
in
developed
and
developing
nations.
The
Hughes
and
GVF
training
aims
to
ensure
that
the
higher
volume
of
installations
is
conducted
with
the
highest
possible
level
of
technical
competency.
The
Hughes
training
module
is a
complement
to
the
GVF
VSAT
Installation
&
Maintenance
Training
Course,
which
is
the
global
industry
standard
for
training
installers
of
bi-directional
satellite
earth
stations.
It
was
created
by a
consensus
of
volunteers
serving
in
the
GVF
Education
&
Training
Working
Group
(E&TWG),
whose
mission
is
to
identify,
formulate
and
share
knowledge
that
is
beneficial
to
the
VSAT
industry,
its
shareholders
and
stakeholders.
