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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A Delta 2 launched Hughes Space and Communications’ Thor 2 broadcasting satellite from Cape Canaveral on 1997-05-24.
Eutelsat and Hughes are building satellites with throughput capabilities similar to ViaSat-2.
Hughes Network Systems is a subsidiary of EchoStar seeking to be a global communications provider by expanding through partnerships rather than acquisitions.
Yahsat and Hughes Network Systems are seeking regulatory approval for a joint venture to offer Ka-band broadband service in Africa, the Middle East, and southwest Asia.
Hughes is using a hosted payload on Telsat 19 to enhance its coverage of the United States and to move into new areas of South America.
On 2018-09-10, Hughes planned to create a joint venture with Emirati fleet operator Yahsat to serve the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Hughes Network Systems plans to contribute $100,000,000 for 20 percent ownership of the Yahsat-Hughes joint venture.
The Yahsat-Hughes joint venture will establish hotspots to provide internet access to people outside served locations.
Hughes intends to combine high-throughput satellites in geostationary orbit with low Earth orbit capability from OneWeb to support low-latency applications.
Hughes invested in and is developing the ground segment for OneWeb's low Earth orbit constellation.
Hughes Network Systems, a division of EchoStar, uses three EchoStar satellites and a growing number of leased payloads on other operators' spacecraft to deliver broadband in North and South America.
Hughes Network Systems of Germantown, Maryland and Bell Canada of Québec signed 15-year capacity leases on Telstar-19 Vantage prior to launch.
The Jupiter-3 satellite contract SSL won from Hughes in 2017 was worth two to four times a typical satellite order.
WGS satellites have 4 to 6 gigabytes of capacity, Hughes’ first high-throughput satellites had 100 gigabytes, the second had over 200 gigabytes, and a third planned satellite will have more than that.
The Defense Department awarded Hughes Network Systems a contract on 2018-05-07 to develop a flexible modem interface for military terminals that enables military and commercial systems to interoperate in the field.