Company record · observed Oct 10, 2026 · confidence 0.83

UnclaimedManaged service providerFounded 19713,198 staffRegional

HughesIT service provider profile · Germantown, MD

Germantown, MD · regionalhughes.com ↗(301) 428-5500

Ownership: AcquiredPublic: NoTicker: not observedAcquisition: not observedClosed: not observed

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MSP score · confidence 0.83

30-day change: not observed · 1 of 4 change types in 180 days

National rank#19,458of 46,016 · top 43%

MD#630of 1,375 · top 46%

Germantown#7of 23 · top 31%

Google 2.3★ (259)Organic ~14,587/moSecurity headers FHosting F5 Networks SarlDomain 34 yrsNAICS 517410

MSP Signal ranks Hughes #19,458 of 46,016 IT service providers nationally. Hughes is a managed service provider in Germantown, MD, founded 1971, with 3,198 staff. It offers Cybersecurity, VoIP and UCaaS.

Source: MSP Signal, Hughes company profile, Oct 10, 2026, https://mspsignal.com/msp/hughes

Score breakdown

5 pillars · weighted · 49.8 / 100

Local median overlay: not observed · how the score works

Weighted contribution · how 49.8 is builtscore × weight = points

49.8of 100 · 50.3 unearned

0255075100

PillarScore / 100WeightPoints

Reputation

×30%0.0

Presence

×25%23.3

Credibility

×20%9.0

Scale

×15%15.0

Momentum

×10%2.5

▲ Reputation yields the fewest points per weight, the pillar with the most headroom.

30-day score Δ–no comparable history

30-day rank Δ–no comparable history

Change types · 180 d1 / 4momentum 25

Local rivals · 25 mihow chosen

2,788 IT service providers within 25 miBasemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, OpenStreetMap contributors

Claim · free · local benchmarkPreview

rivals by score band · gap to nearest higher / lower · counts, locked rows are previews, not published facts

Signal feed

3 events · 26 wks ending Oct 11, 2026

Activity · returned samplelatest week: 1 event

Counts the returned sample; empty weeks do not prove complete monitoring coverage.

Oct 11, 2026

Security Posture ChangeSecurity Headers Grade: B to F

medium

Aug 20, 2026

Website changedhomepage copy changed (1% of text)source: their website

recorded

Apr 1, 2003

Website changedVenture (Round not Specified)source: their website

recorded

Signal planSignal plan · full rival watch: every change at every nearby rival.See the Signal plan

Reputation

Google · 259 reviews

2.3

Listing: not observedreview velocity: 5 in the last 365 days

Star distribution: not observed

What reviewers mention

not observed

Listings

not observed

SentimentNegative

Hoursnot observed

Other sources · BBB: not observed · Facebook rating: not observed

Services and offer

from their site

Cybersecurity

VVoIP and UCaaS

Industries

ConstructionEducationFinanceGovernmentHealthcareManufacturing

Availability

No 24/7 claim on their site

Guarantees

not observed

Compliance

not observed

Works with

not observed

Partners

not observed

Web & search

MSPSIG.RPT search scan · technical record

Organic visits~14,587/ month est.

Domain authority–/ 100

Top keywords · position

Organic keywords, top keywords, backlinks, referring domains and paid search: Signal plan. Owners see their own.

Website technology

.net24 7 MediaAIAvroAdobeAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe FontsAkamaiAkamai Connected CloudAlvariaAmazon API GatewayAmazon AWS

▸ Open technical record · web maturity 90 / 100

SEO15/15

Blog15/15

Pricing0/10

Reviews10/10

Socials10/10

Longevity10/10

Email Auth15/15

Site Depth10/10

Brand Assets5/5

unmeasured components: none

Performance · SEO · Accessibility71 · 85 · 90

Email authSPF · DKIM · DMARC p=reject

CDNNone

HostingF5 Networks Sarl

Blogactive

Subdomains60

Security headersF

Record & location

HQ + 4 additional locations

Approximate HQ area · 5 locations · squares are other officesBasemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, OpenStreetMap contributors

Location

11717 Exploration Lane

Founded

1971

Staff

3,198 staff · national median 10

Languages

EnglishEnglish

Annual revenue

$1B to $10B · range · exact estimate on the Signal plan

NAICS

517410, 541512

Also from

American Fork, UT · American Fork, UT

Lakeforest Blvd. Gaithersburg, MD · Gaithersburg, MD

rthwestern Highway Southfield, MI · Southfield, MI

Scranton Road San Diego, CA · San Diego, CA

States served

CA, CO, GA, MD, MI, NH, UT

Headcount change

Shrinking · 6, 12 and 24 month figures on the Signal plan

People & hiring

2 tracked · 0 leaders

Staff by department

Engineering

681

Information Technology

128

Operations

116

Sales

102

Finance

Support

Business Development

Data Science

Hiring

0job postings in 90 days

Job postings: not observed

Careers page ↗

Recognition, news & about

public sources

Awards & rankings

CRN MSP 500

5 listings · most recent 2026, Elite 150 · list ↗

CRN Solution Provider 500

2 listings · most recent 2019, #35 · list ↗

Peer mentions in 90 days: 0 · BBB: not observed

In the news

Fire erupts at Hughes Network headquarters in Germantown; $750K in damages - WJLA

Oct 27, 2025 · WJLA

Overnight Fire at Hughes Network Headquarters in Germantown Contained by Sprinkler System, $750K in Damage - The MoCo Show -

Oct 27, 2025 · The MoCo Show -

Networking prototype from Hughes will get tryout at U.S. Army post - Military Embedded Systems

Nov 21, 2024 · Military Embedded Systems

Aboutnot observed

Leadership

not observed

Service areas

not observed

Partner badge

not observed

What they say about themselves

site quotations · unconfirmed

Site quotations: not observedup to three quotations per category

Frequently asked questions

reuses public facts · FAQ schema

Where is Hughes located?

11717 Exploration Lane.

How many people work at Hughes?

Hughes has 3,198 staff.

What services does Hughes offer?

Cybersecurity, VoIP and UCaaS.

How does Hughes rank among IT providers in Germantown?

#7 of 23 observed providers in Germantown; #19,458 of 46,016 nationally.

Is Hughes claimed on MSP Signal?

Not claimed.

Claimed · not shown (unclaimed) · Verified data · conditional on field sources · Registered entity · conditional on legal-entity nameLast observed Oct 10, 2026 · Citation: Hughes company profile · https://mspsignal.com/msp/hughes

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