Broadband satellite technologies and services specialists Hughes Network Systems has announced that the company’s high-performance commercial satellite router, the HX280, has won Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Security Level 2 certification.

This is a cryptographic hardware and software accreditation, awarded by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that validates the HX280's sophisticated physical security mechanisms, including tamper-evident coating of the cryptographic keys and critical security parameters (CSPs), as well as other critical safeguards.

"We are pleased to be able to offer our HX customers validated FIPS 140-2 Security Level 2, which means an even higher level of enhanced security for military and government networks," said Daniel Losada, senior director of the Defense and Intelligence Systems Division at Hughes (News - Alert).

Losada said that this certification further extends the many applications of the versatile HX280, enabling secure communications-on-the-move anywhere in the world, including current conflict zones and it comes integrated with this HX ExpertNMS, the most advanced network management system available, providing powerful network diagnostic tools via an intuitive, user-friendly interface.

The company has built the ground breaking solution HX280 for communications-on-the-move (COTM), which includes but is not limited to military operations and deployed environments. This solution can be easily deployed on land, at sea or in the air for comprehensive and highly secure net-centric communications and is fully compliant with IPoS/DVB-S2, including Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM).

It maintains low-jitter secure voice, video and data IP-broadband communications, and can be configured in star and mesh topologies for simultaneous operations. As part of the commercially successful HX System from Hughes, the HX280 has global coverage that is ideal for military or government customers in theater, according to the company officials.

Recently, Hughes announced the availability of new managed services suite for enterprises that integrate voice, data and video over affordable broadband.