GERMANTOWN, Md., Nov. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite
networks and services, today announced three African telecom
companies have selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System to power
delivery of satellite broadband services for their customers.
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, Satcom Networks Africa
Limited (SatCoNet) and a leading East African telecommunications
company each chose the JUPITER System based on its high
performance, operational efficiency and better customer
experience.
"Hughes is committed to the growth of our operations in
Africa, and we have tripled our
dedicated sales and engineering support across the continent to
serve growing broadband demand," said Dharmendra Singh, regional director,
International at Hughes. "Our JUPITER System enables service
providers to improve their offerings and deliver a wide range
of applications supporting economic and social development
across Africa — helping close the
digital divide, which is our global mission."
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation is using the JUPITER
System to expand its high-speed business broadband service in
Botswana. The first phase of
deployment includes hundreds of remote terminals connecting
businesses and homes.
SatCoNet, the only native VSAT operator in Tanzania, also chose the JUPITER System to
improve their service offering for the market with improved
performance, better throughput and a better experience for their
customers.
One of the largest telecommunications companies in East Africa will implement the JUPITER System
for video and broadband service in schools. The technology refresh
begins with 1,000 sites, improving high-speed satellite performance
and evolving their solution to meet growing demand.
The industry-leading Hughes JUPITER System is a high performance
and efficiency satellite broadband platform designed to support a
wide range of applications across all market sectors, from consumer
to enterprise, government and mobility. The most widely deployed
satellite broadband platform (VSAT) around the world, the JUPITER
System currently serves more than 1.3 million subscribers in the
Americas and has been deployed by leading operators on both
conventional and High-Throughput Satellites (HTSs).
With DVB-S2X technology built in, the system delivers more than
200 Mbps of TCP throughput per terminal. For cellular backhaul
applications, it includes 4G/LTE optimization capability that can
yield 30 to 60 percent bandwidth savings versus that of
conventional backhaul solutions.
For more information about the JUPITER System, please visit:
https://www.hughes.com/technologies/broadband-satellite-systems/jupiter-system
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 1.3 million residential and business customers
across North and South America.
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 7 million
terminals of all types 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 @HughesConnects 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
www.echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
©2018 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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