WASHINGTON, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite
networks and services, today announced its JUPITER™ Aero System for
Inflight Connectivity (IFC). The new aero solution offers the
industry's fastest in-flight Internet connectivity, capable of
supporting speeds in excess of 400 Mbps and operates on both Ka and
Ku-band frequencies, making it the ideal solution for commerical
air routes throughout the world.
The Hughes JUPITER Aero System leverages the proven capabilities
of its market-leading JUPITER System—the mostly widely deployed
high-throughput satellite (HTS) system in the world—to deliver
high-performance mobility services across both HTS and conventional
satellites. The JUPITER System supports DVB-S2X—the satellite
industry's latest air interface standard and widely recognized as
the most bandwidth efficient standard developed for satellite
transmissions.
The dual-band JUPITER aeronautical terminal is based on ARINC
791 and incorporates a highly advanced Modem Manager (MODMAN) along
with an option for a dual Ka and Ku-band antenna. The terminal is
fully compatible with both wide-beam and spot-beam satellites and
supports rapid switching between beams and satellites, without loss
of session as an aircraft traverses the coverage area, thus
enabling passengers to enjoy uninterrupted high-speed connectivity
around the globe.
The JUPITER Aero System incorporates the most advanced mobility
features in the industry today, including Doppler correction,
adaptive coding and modulation, and enhanced beam switching,
allowing seamless handoffs between beams and from satellite to
satellite—all managed by a single Network Management System
(NMS). The system also includes a number of advanced features
to improve the passenger experience, including onboard traffic
management, Quality of Service (QoS), compression and
acceleration.
For air routes over the North
America, customers will be able to utilize the new JUPITER
Aero System in conjunction with the newly launched EchoStar XIX
satellite, the world's highest-capacity broadband
satellite. This will enable service providers and their
customers to take full advantage of the superior speed, throughput
and economics of this new satellite.
"Airlines have been challenged to support passengers' increasing
expectations for faster connectivity from gate to gate," said
Paul Gaske, executive vice
president, North America, Hughes.
"With our new JUPITER Aero system, in-flight Internet services no
longer have to be subpar compared to terrestrial networks. Not only
does it provide abundant bandwidth to support every passenger on
even the largest of airliners, the dual band capability of the
Hughes Modman and antenna systems enables airlines to provide this
level of service across the globe."
The JUPITER Aero System will ship in the second half of
2017.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in broadband satellite technology
and services for home and office. Its flagship high-speed satellite
Internet service is HughesNet®, the world's largest satellite
network with over 1 million residential and business customers
across North America and
Brazil. For large enterprises and
governments, the company's HughesON® managed network services
provide complete connectivity solutions employing an optimized mix
of satellite and terrestrial technologies. The JUPITER™ System is
the world's most widely deployed High-Throughput Satellite (HTS)
platform, operating on more than 20 satellites by leading service
providers, delivering a wide range of broadband enterprise,
mobility and cellular backhaul applications. To date, Hughes has
shipped more than 5.5 million terminals to customers in over 100
countries, representing approximately 50 percent market share, and
its technology is powering broadband services to aircraft around
the world.
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.
For additional information about Hughes, please visit
www.hughes.com and follow @Hughes_Corp on Twitter.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is
a premier global provider of satellite communication solutions.
Headquartered in Englewood, Colo.,
and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in
secure communications technologies through its Hughes Network
Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments. For more
information, visit echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
©2017 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes
and HughesNet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark
of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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