Standard-setting Satellite Ground Platform
Helps Providers Reach Rural Areas, Connect the Unconnected
GERMANTOWN, Md., July 18,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company, today
announced that Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), which delivers
services for the biggest Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)
in Africa, has selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System ground
platform to backhaul 2G, 3G and 4G cellular network traffic in
Madagascar and Nigeria. AMN will deploy Hughes JUPITER
gateways and remote terminals to connect several hundred cellular
towers via satellite, enabling its operator customers to reach more
subscribers in hard-to-reach areas and help bridge the digital
divide in the region.
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Michael Darcy, CEO, AMN, said:
"The biggest multi-national mobile network operators in
Africa depend on AMN's unique
networking business models to serve their customers, whilst we
depend on partners like Hughes for the ideal technology for the
rural environment along with reliable commercial and technical
support. The Hughes JUPITER System meets our objectives for serving
hard-to-reach customers in Madagascar and Nigeria with optimal capex, opex and business
support so we can help our customers connect more people via
tried-and-true satellite backhaul."
"We appreciate that AMN has put their trust in Hughes and our
JUPITER System to help meet the needs of their operator customers
in bridging the digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa," said
Ramesh Ramaswamy, executive vice
president, International Division, Hughes. "This announcement
reflects the value of longstanding relationships and a shared
commitment to achieving our customers' business objectives – not
just with exceptional technology, but also with extraordinary
customer service."
The de facto standard for satellite implementations
worldwide, the Hughes JUPITER System persists as the leading ground
platform across the industry, meeting operator requirements with
bandwidth and cost efficiencies, especially when compared with
other satellite ground systems. The latest JUPITER technology
incorporates software-defined satellite networking, dynamic inroute
reconfiguration for the highest possible efficiency, and a new
"system on a chip" in every user terminal that can support
increasingly high speeds and a variety of services.
For more information about the Hughes JUPITER System, please
visit the website.
About AMN
Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) is a group of
companies with its corporate head office in the UK that builds,
owns, operates and maintains mobile network infrastructure,
delivering services for the biggest Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)
in Africa. AMN's Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) model
allows Africa's tier-1 Operators to expand their network
coverage deep into rural areas, with no capex investment and no
opex risk. AMN uses highly advanced technology to enable services
to be delivered economically and sustainably to smaller communities
than has ever been possible before. AMN is bringing 2G, 3G and 4G
voice and data connectivity to towns and villages which have
previously been unconnected. Web: https://amn.com
About Hughes
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar
(Nasdaq: SATS) company, 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 millions of people 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 approximately half a million enterprise sites with its
HughesON™ portfolio of wired and wireless solutions. To learn more,
visit www.hughes.com or follow HughesConnects on Twitter
and LinkedIn.
©2023 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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