Hughes, primarily operating through Hughes Network Systems, is a major provider of broadband satellite services and managed network solutions. They design and manufacture satellite terminals, including innovative electronically steerable antennas (ESAs) for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations like OneWeb. Hughes partners with companies like Eutelsat and provides services to enterprises, governments, and airlines, including in-flight connectivity, and works with the U.S. Air Force. Key products and services include the HughesNet internet service, JUPITER System, and managed LEO services.
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Hughes Network Systems provided the remainder of the $400,000,000 funding round for OneWeb.
Hughes Network Systems committed $50,000,000 to the restructured OneWeb last year.
SoftBank Group Corp. and Hughes Network Systems LLC provided additional funding that brings OneWeb’s total funding to $1,400,000,000.
Eutelsat Communications selected the Hughes JUPITERT System to enable services on its KONNECT high-throughput satellite for Western Europe and Africa in May 2019.
Liz Hughes joined MapAction as Chief Executive in 2013 after directing humanitarian operations at the Red Cross, Save the Children, and Oxfam.
Hughes has agreed in principle to invest $50,000,000 in the consortium that now owns OneWeb.
Hughes will produce the gateway electronics for the OneWeb system and the core module that will be used in every OneWeb user terminal under a three-year contract valued at approximately $250,000,000.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC has been selected by OneWeb to develop and manufacture essential ground system technology for OneWeb’s new LEO constellation.
Hughes Network Systems won $1,300,000 in RDOF Phase 1.
Hughes Network Systems won $1,270,000 from RDOF to serve 3,678 locations in Rhode Island.
Hughes Network Systems was awarded $1,270,000 to provide internet service to some 3,700 locations in a single state under RDOF Phase 1.
Hughes scored the highest in all five managed network use cases in Gartner’s November 2020 Critical Capabilities for Managed Network Services report.
Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 Frost Radar identifies Hughes as one of the largest managed SD-WAN providers in the North American market.
Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 Frost Radar ranks Hughes among the top three managed SD-WAN providers for growth in North America.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC operates managed network services and SD-WAN offerings under the HughesON brand.
ViaSat and Hughes have demonstrated double-digit growth over the past two to three years.
ViaSat and Hughes offer space-based Internet using traditional satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
The capital expenditure per Mbps per month for ViaSat, Hughes, and SpaceX is expected to remain in the same range of $5-$10.
Hughes Network Systems’ estimate places the cost of a Starlink antenna to SpaceX between $1,000 and $1,500 per unit.
Hughes developed helicopter modems over several years after realizing in 2013 that it had an appropriate waveform.