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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Reza Rasoulian said Hughes’ upcoming architectures are intended to add resiliency and redundancy to aircraft connectivity systems.
Hughes senior vice president and general manager Reza Rasoulian said the company is focused on creating the best connectivity environment for customers.
The Delta Air Lines and Hughes Network Systems solution uses Airbus HBCplus as a linefit or retrofit catalog option for airlines.
Airbus will equip 20 of Delta Air Lines’ upcoming A350-1000 aircraft with a multi-orbit in-flight connectivity solution co-developed by Delta and Hughes Network Systems.
Air India has selected Hughes Network Systems’ In-Flight connectivity solution for its mixed widebody fleet.
Delta Air Lines contracted Airbus to install Hughes co-developed in-flight connectivity on upcoming A350-1000 aircraft.
Hughes Network Systems will use Airbus HBCplus for Air India’s A350-1000 aircraft and the RAVE Aerospace solution for its Boeing 787-8 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
Airbus will use HBCplus as the foundation for Delta Air Lines’ integration with Hughes’ simultaneous multi-orbit Fusion in-flight connectivity product.
Airbus will equip 20 of Delta Air Lines’ upcoming A350-1000 aircraft with a multi-orbit in-flight connectivity solution co-developed by Delta Air Lines and Hughes under a new partnership contract.
Hughes was already equipping 400 Boeing 717 and regional jets with in-flight connectivity for Delta Air Lines under a 2023 contract.
Hughes won a contract from Delta Air Lines last month to provide in-flight connectivity for select new-delivery Airbus A350 and Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Airbus will support Delta Air Lines with post-delivery modifications for the Low-Earth Orbit portion of Hughes’ Fusion solution by adding an electronically steered array antenna.
Hughes is tasked to install the Fusion system on new-delivery Boeing 717 aircraft in the second half of this year.
ThinKom’s VICTS technology supports GEO and NGSO constellations including SES Open Orbits, Hughes JUPITER In-Flight, Telesat Lightspeed, and multiple sovereign networks.
Hughes received an Air Force Research Laboratory contract to develop an intelligent space data network that integrates Department of Defense, allied, and commercial satellite communication networks.
Hughes provides Delta Air Lines with the Fusion system that combines Low-Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbit connectivity.
Delta Air Lines is continuing to work with Viasat and Hughes as part of its multi-vendor in-flight connectivity strategy.
Kymeta and Hughes Network Systems are developing and testing dedicated ruggedized, rail-certified hardware optimized for the OneWeb LEO network.
Named prior FCC satellite milestone extension grantees include ViaSat, Hughes Network Systems, Space Norway, EarthWatch, DIRECTV, AT&T, Intelsat, SES, Maxar, and EchoStar.
Hughes Network Systems’ aviation architecture is open and leverages both in-house technology and partner technology.