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Rajeev Gopal
Vice President, Advanced Programs
Hughes Defense and Government Systems

EVOLVING SATCOM GROUND SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE

Dr. Rajeev Gopal, vice president at Hughes, leads the company’s advanced engineering programs, developing innovative solutions for resilient and protected communications in defense applications. His work spans 5G, Low Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbit High-Throughput Satellite technologies, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud, and cybersecurity innovations.

 

In over 25 years at Hughes, Dr. Gopal has held many leadership roles in satellite network systems engineering and software development. Most recently, he has led the growth of the DoD program portfolio to include private 5G, LEO services, and protected communications; and productization of network management system and smart network edge software.