GERMANTOWN, Md., May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband
satellite networks and services, today announced that Eutelsat
Communications has selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System to enable
services on its KONNECT new-generation High-Throughput Satellite
(HTS) for western Europe and
Africa. The agreement calls for
Hughes to supply a significant part of the ground network system
for KONNECT, expected to launch in 2019.
"We at Eutelsat are committed to delivering easy, affordable and
fast Internet through our KONNECT satellite broadband initiative,"
said Yohann Leroy, Deputy Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer of Eutelsat. "To do
that, we needed a ground network solution that can enable the
efficiency and performance that our KONNECT satellite is designed
to deliver, and that is why we chose the proven Hughes JUPITER
System."
"We welcome the opportunity to further our longstanding
relationship with Eutelsat as we work together to connect the
unserved and underserved," said Ramesh
Ramaswamy, senior vice president and general manager,
International Division at Hughes. "Their selection of the Hughes
JUPITER System reinforces its position as the worldwide platform of
choice for high performing and efficient satellite broadband
solutions, and we look forward to helping Eutelsat realize the full
potential of the KONNECT satellite."
The JUPITER System is the next generation platform for very
small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks, designed and optimized for
broadband services over both high-throughput and conventional
satellites. Incorporating the wideband DVB-S2X industry standard
and designed with a powerful System on a Chip, JUPITER enables very
high overall efficiency and fast packet processing rates. It powers
HughesNet®, with 1.3 million subscribers across the
Americas, the largest satellite Internet service in the world.
Eutelsat's Ka-band KONNECT satellite is designed to deliver
direct-to-user consumer and enterprise broadband services and will
also be used for community networks connected to Wi-Fi hotspots,
mobile system backhauling and rural connectivity.
For more information about the Hughes JUPITER System, please
visit:
https://www.hughes.com/technologies/broadband-satellite-systems/jupiter-system
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About Eutelsat Communications
Founded in 1977,
Eutelsat Communications is one of the world's leading satellite
operators. With a global fleet of satellites and associated ground
infrastructure, Eutelsat enables clients across Video, Data,
Government, Fixed and Mobile Broadband markets to communicate
effectively to their customers, irrespective of their location.
Over 7,000 television channels operated by leading media groups are
broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped for DTH
reception or connected to terrestrial networks. Headquartered in
Paris, with offices and teleports
around the globe, Eutelsat assembles 1,000 men and women from 46
countries who are dedicated to delivering the highest quality of
service.
Eutelsat Communications is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock
Exchange (ticker: ETL). For more about Eutelsat go to
www.eutelsat.com.
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 the Americas. 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 echostar.com.
Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
©2019 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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