ABU DHABI, United Arab
Emirates, Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the world's leading provider of broadband
satellite solutions and services, today announced that UAE-based
satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat)
is implementing the latest version of the Hughes JUPITER™ System,
incorporating the new DVB-S2X air interface standard, which will
refresh and expand the services delivered over its Y1B Ka-band satellite.
Yahsat's satellite broadband service YahClick serves consumers,
businesses and governments in the Middle
East, Africa and Central
and South West Asia. Upgrading its
JUPITER satellite broadband system with DVB-S2X will yield more
scalable bandwidth while enhancing performance across all of its
service categories. Yahsat's service partners will gain
capabilities such as virtual network operator (VNO) access while
utilizing existing integrated OSS/BSS and service delivery
infrastructure via cloud services.
"The demand for more services and higher performance is growing
in all markets," said Marcus Vilaca,
chief technical officer at Yahsat. "Maximizing bandwidth is
a high priority across all of our segments as it provides
cost-effective solutions to our service partners and end-users. The
JUPITER System gives us the highest level of bandwidth efficiency
on the market today."
The JUPITER System will also power services over Yahsat's third
satellite, Al Yah 3, a new High
Throughput Satellite (HTS), which is due to launch in early 2017
and will extend the company's presence in Africa to 19 countries and Brazil.
DVB-S2X support and other new features of the JUPITER System,
one of the world's most widely deployed satellite Internet
platforms, improves operating economics for operators by increasing
bandwidth available for sale to customers. DVB-S2X is incorporated
in JUPITER's second-generation System on a Chip (SoC-2) and a new
family of broadband VSATs (Very Small Aperture Terminals.)
"Even as capacity grows with major HTS satellite launches over
the next few years, providers need to use bandwidth as efficiently
as possible to meet steadily growing demand," said Dave Jupin, senior vice president, international
operations at Hughes Network Systems. "By increasing the amount of
scalable and guaranteed serviceable bandwidth on each satellite,
JUPITER gives providers the flexibility to offer new services while
maintaining top performance."
JUPITER features a flexible and robust gateway architecture with
lights-out operation, enhanced IPoS air interface for bandwidth
efficiency and performance, and high-throughput terminals. JUPITER
enables operators to achieve the highest possible capacity and
efficiency for any satellite broadband implementation. The
foundational technology is the powerful JUPITER SOC, a
custom–designed VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) processor
employing a multi-core architecture and enabling 200 Mbps of
throughput on every terminal in the JUPITER family.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (Hughes) is the global leader in satellite broadband for home
and office, delivering innovative technology 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 and Hughes
Network Systems business segments. For more information, visit
echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
About Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC,
"Yahsat"
Yahsat provides multipurpose satellite solutions
(government and commercial) for broadband, broadcast, government,
and communications use across the Middle
East, Africa, and
Europe in addition to Central and
South West Asia. Based in
Abu Dhabi, UAE, and wholly owned
by Mubadala Development Company, the investment vehicle of the
Government of Abu Dhabi, Yahsat is
the first company in the Middle
East and Africa to offer
multi-purpose Ka-band satellite services including:
- YahClick – Satellite broadband solutions for Consumers, SMEs,
and large corporations
- YahService – Managed solutions and government capacity for
governments and corporations
- YahLink – IP trunking and backhauling solutions for telecom
operators, ISPs and corporate networks
- Yahlive – A joint venture between Yahsat and SES providing
broadcasting services to communities across MENA, South West Asia, and Europe
Yahsat's first satellite Y1A was successfully launched in
April 2011, and the company's second
satellite Y1B was successfully
launched in April 2012. Yahsat has
announced the manufacturing of its third satellite, Al Yah 3, planned for launch in early 2017,
extending their commercial Ka-band coverage to an additional 20
markets reaching 60% of Africa's
population and over 95% of Brazil's population, marking the company's
first entry in to Brazil.
For more information visit www.yahsat.ae or www.mubadala.ae
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