Hughes Introduces Active Power Edge

Hughes Network Systems LLC, an EchoStar company, will debut the Hughes Active Power Edge and showcase its suite of managed services at Retail’s Big Show 2023, hosted by the National Retail Federation (NRF). The power distribution unit (PDU) is designed for managed services, the Active Power Edge (model number HS54) represents the latest Hughes innovation to make networks smarter, more reliable and higher performing for enterprise customers.

“By correlating data points like power usage, power conditioning and network performance, the Hughes Active Power Edge enables us to be even more proactive in ensuring reliable business operations for our customers,” said Dan Rasmussen, senior vice president, enterprise division, Hughes. “Integrating seamlessly into the HughesON suite of managed network services, the proprietary Active Power Edge PDU detects and addresses outages autonomously to mitigate network impact with optimal management, reliability, scalability and, ultimately, peace of mind.”

When deployed across a Hughes software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) or managed broadband deployment, the Hughes Active Power Edge monitors power and connection status at each endpoint and leverages artificial intelligence to reset outlets and power cycle connected devices as needed.

Scalable from a few to thousands of receptacles, the Active Power Edge delivers insights to the HughesON Portal, the single-pane-of-glass management viewport for Hughes enterprise customers.

“We know from our own customer help desk that a device reset is all it takes to resolve the issue in about a third of the calls,” Rasmussen said. “The Active Power Edge automatically completes that crucial step to maintain network uptime seamlessly, saving customers time and costly downtime.”

A leader in managed SD-WAN, Hughes has more than 52,000 SD-WAN locations under management and supports 50 percent of the NRF top 25 retailers with managed network solutions.

At NRF, visitors to the Hughes booth (#3550) can see the Active Power Edge and learn how the company’s portfolio of end-to-end managed services – including SD-WAN, broadband, cybersecurity, Wi-Fi and VoIP solutions – supports retailers on their digital transformations.

Visitors also can experience the latest Hughes MediaSignage, the company’s cloud-based digital signage and content management solutions, including menu boards and promo boards. On display at NRF, Hughes BreakRoom TV supplies live or on-demand TV programming, wrapped with real-time information feeds on the same HD screen.

For more information on the Hughes Active Power Edge managed PDU or the HughesON suite of managed services and digital signage solutions, visit Hughes at booth #3550 at NRF 2023 Jan. 15-17, or online at https://www.hughes.com/nrf.