GERMANTOWN, Md.,
Dec. 13, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator
in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50
years, today announced that Omantel, the first and leading
integrated telecom services provider in Oman, has selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System
to extend its mobile networks to serve more customers. Omantel will
deploy satellite backhaul of cellular network traffic using JUPITER
System equipment, including a gateway hub and hundreds of remote
terminals.
"Our aim is to connect more subscribers in more places
throughout the Sultanate, and satellite backhaul helps expand our
network into areas where terrestrial backhaul is onerous or
cost-prohibitive," said Bernhard Van Der
Merwe, Vice President Technology at Omantel. "We chose the
Hughes JUPITER System due to its high performance and efficiency,
as well as scalability for the future. This solution will enable us
to cover new areas with our broadband services catering to the
needs of individual and business customers across the country and
enabling our digital society to grow and expand"
"We appreciate the opportunity to support Omantel in extending
its cellular network and to bring the many benefits of connectivity
to rural and remote communities," said Dan
Losada, vice president, International Division, Hughes.
"This project reflects our strategy to help connect the unconnected
in partnership with leading operators, like Omantel, who share our
commitment to bridging the digital divide."
The JUPITER System is the next-generation Very Small Aperture
Terminal (VSAT) platform from Hughes for broadband services over
both high-throughput and conventional satellites. In use at more
than 12,000 cellular sites across Africa, Asia
and Latin America, the JUPITER
System offers a low-cost and effective means of interconnecting
cellular base stations, regardless of distance, infrastructure or
terrain.
More information is available on the Hughes website.
About Omantel
Omantel is the Sultanate's first and
leading integrated telecommunications services provider, enabling
the digital society to flourish, allowing new ways of doing
business and delivering a world of information, news and
entertainment. Today, Omantel is working to achieve the highest
level of customers' satisfaction as the most reliable and widest
national network.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport
technologies and networks for 50 years, provides broadband
equipment and services; managed services featuring smart,
software-defined networking; and end-to-end network operation for
millions of consumers, businesses, governments and communities
worldwide. The Hughes flagship Internet service,
HughesNet®, connects more than 1.5 million subscribers
across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers Internet
access for tens of millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more
than half the global satellite terminal market to leading satellite
operators, in-flight service providers, mobile network operators
and military customers. A managed network services provider, Hughes
supports nearly 500,000 enterprise sites with its HughesON™
portfolio of wired and wireless solutions. Headquartered in
Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes
is owned by EchoStar. To learn more, visit www.hughes.com or follow
HughesConnects on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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
communications technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and
EchoStar Satellite Services business segments. For more
information, visit echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on
Twitter.
©2021 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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