GERMANTOWN, Md., June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (Hughes), an EchoStar company and the global leader in
broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced the
launch of HughesNet® high-speed satellite Internet
service in Brazil, the company's
first international deployment of its award-winning consumer
service outside of North America,
beginning on July 1.
Operating over the Ka-band capacity of Eutelsat's 65 West A
high-throughput satellite, HughesNet service reaches 85 percent of
Brazil's population, bringing the
many benefits of affordable broadband Internet access to consumers
and businesses either unserved or underserved by terrestrial
broadband. Hughes pioneered satellite Internet service for the mass
market with, to date, over 1 million subscribers in North America – the world's largest high-speed
satellite network. This first international deployment in
Brazil builds upon HughesNet's
success in North America, which
was recently rated by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) as #1 among all U.S. broadband providers, including both
terrestrial and satellite, for delivering on advertised speeds.
"Brazil has many of the same
market dynamics as in North
America, primarily large untapped demand for high-speed
Internet access in areas either unserved or underserved by
terrestrial Internet providers," said Pradman Kaul, president of Hughes. "As a
successful satellite service provider to enterprises and
governments in Brazil for several
decades, we are now expanding our existing delivery and support
infrastructure and adapting our proven business model to close the
digital divide – bringing people a range of high-speed Internet
plans to suit every budget, no matter where they live or work."
Rafael Guimaraes, president of
Hughes Brazil commented: "We are excited to be launching HughesNet
Brazil with initially six attractive service plans – three each for
consumers and businesses – offering download speeds up to 25 Mbps,
enabling customers to do more online than ever before, including
email, online shopping, downloading music and video, using social
media and browsing the web."
HughesNet Brazil service is powered by the latest generation of
the Hughes JUPITER™ System, the world's most widely deployed
satellite network platform and one of the first to employ the
DVB-S2x standard for highly efficient use of satellite
bandwidth.
For more information about HughesNet Brazil, please visit
www.hughesnet.com.br.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (Hughes) is the global leader in satellite broadband for home
and office, delivering innovative solutions and a comprehensive
suite of HughesON™ managed services for enterprises and
governments worldwide. HughesNet® is the #1 high-speed
satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with offerings to
suit every budget. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 5 million
systems to customers in over 100 countries, representing
approximately 50 percent market share. Its products employ global
standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU organizations,
including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.
Headquartered outside Washington,
D.C., in Germantown,
Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices
worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation
(NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations
and digital TV solutions. For additional information about Hughes,
please visit www.hughes.com.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is
a premier global provider of satellite and video delivery
solutions. Headquartered in Englewood,
Colo., and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is
a pioneer in secure communications technologies through its
EchoStar Satellite Services, EchoStar Technologies Corporation and
Hughes Network Systems business segments. For more information,
visit echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
©2016 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes
and HughesNet are registered trademarks and HughesON and JUPITER
are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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