WASHINGTON, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite
networks and services, today announced the launch of the world's
largest and fastest satellite broadband network. The new network
will support a variety of consumer, business, enterprise, in-flight
and cellular backhaul applications across two continents.
The network utilizes the latest JUPITER™ System technology
operating on the recently launched Hughes EchoStar XIX satellite,
the world's highest capacity broadband satellite. It will also
operate over EchoStar XVII and the Hughes hosted payload on the
Eutelsat 65W satellite. With next year's launch of Hughes' hosted
payload on the Telstar 19V satellite, the network will be further
enhanced and provide additional coverage in South America. Supported by 49 gateways and
hundreds of spot beams, the network will deliver more than 400 Gbps
of capacity for use by consumer and business customers across North
and South America.
"As the industry's trusted leader for over four decades, Hughes
innovations set the standard for best-in-class satellite broadband
solutions," said Pradman Kaul,
president, Hughes. "With EchoStar XIX coming online later in March,
Hughes now can draw on more Ka-band satellite capacity than any
other satellite operator, and through our industry-leading JUPITER
System technology, provide unmatched coverage, efficiency and
performance to consumers, businesses and enterprises across the
Americas."
The Hughes JUPITER System is the first and only VSAT platform
with System on a Chip (SoC) technology incorporating the latest
DVB-S2X air interface standard, wideband 250 MHz carriers operating
at more than 1 Gbps, and with throughputs of over 100 Mbps on every
terminal. The JUPITER system is the market leader for service
operators around the world for use with High Throughput Satellite
(HTS) and conventional satellites.
The Hughes consumer service in the U.S. and Brazil, HughesNet®, already has over 1 million
subscribers and the new network will be leveraged to enhance and
expand these services. Service delivery throughout the coverage
area will be through a combination of direct HughesNet services and
service partners. The network makes possible a new level of
high-speed access services, to be marketed as Hughes HTS, for
enterprises and government customers, as well as supporting
significant expansion in the scope and performance of the company's
in-flight services for the aero market.
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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