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Hughes

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Germantown, Maryland, United States
www.hughes.com
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Hughes’ satellite-enabled community Wi-Fi hotspots have reached more than 25 million people.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative FinancialSep 4, 2019Facebook, Hughes start Colombian Wi-Fi service • Ariane 6 supplier GKN Aerospace cutting 1,000 jobs

Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter-3 and Eutelsat Communications’ Konnect VHTS are the next-highest-capacity geostationary systems under development and are expected to provide about 500 gigabits per second of capacity when they launch in 2021.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipAug 9, 2019Viasat starts ViaSat-4 development, mulls hybrid GEO-LEO-terrestrial connections

Only Viasat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Hughes have announced plans for geostationary satellites with higher amounts of capacity than 300 Gbps.

Mentioned as: HughesTechnical ProductJun 26, 2019PSN plans VHTS satellite for 2023

Hughes Network Systems generated $1,717,000,000 of EchoStar’s $2,091,000,000 in revenue last year.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative FinancialMay 20, 2019EchoStar selling broadcast business, including nine satellites, to Dish for $800 million

The new Hughes–Yahsat joint venture will use more than 65 gigabits per second of Ka-band capacity supplied from Yahsat’s Al Yah 3 satellite and Hughes’ leased payloads on Eutelsat’s 65 West A and Telesat’s Telstar-19 Vantage satellites.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2019Hughes, Yahsat target Brazil with second joint venture

Hughes invested $100,000,000 in its first joint venture with Yahsat for a 20 percent stake.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2019Hughes, Yahsat target Brazil with second joint venture

HCH Group was a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems of Germantown, Maryland until 2013 when its parent company divested.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative GeneralMay 2, 2019Cloud Constellation selects LeoStella to build 10 data-storage satellites

OneWeb received an initial $500,000,000 in 2015 from Airbus, Hughes Network Systems, Intelsat, Qualcomm, Virgin Group, Coca-Cola, Grupo Salinas, and Bharti Airtel.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipMar 18, 2019How OneWeb plans to make sure its first satellites aren’t its last

Hughes accounted for $1,700,000,000 of EchoStar’s $2,100,000,000 in full-year 2018 revenue.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative FinancialFeb 21, 2019Echostar’s take on high-throughput satellites: best bought one at a time

Hughes invested $100,000,000 in the joint venture with Yahsat, and Yahsat contributed $60,000,000 from an insurance claim on Al Yah 3.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2019Echostar’s take on high-throughput satellites: best bought one at a time

Hughes had 1.36 million consumer broadband subscribers as of 2018-12-31, representing 69 percent of all satellite broadband subscribers in the United States.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative FinancialFeb 21, 2019Echostar’s take on high-throughput satellites: best bought one at a time

Hughes Network Systems operates three high-throughput broadband satellites: Spaceway-3 (launched in 2007), Jupiter-1 (launched in 2012), and Jupiter-2 (launched in 2016).

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2019Echostar’s take on high-throughput satellites: best bought one at a time

Hughes generated $444,600,000 in revenue for the last three months of 2018.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative FinancialFeb 21, 2019Echostar’s take on high-throughput satellites: best bought one at a time

Hughes may acquire additional capacity via a hosted payload or a new satellite.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative GeneralFeb 21, 2019Echostar’s take on high-throughput satellites: best bought one at a time

Hughes is expanding in Africa through a joint venture with Emirati satellite operator Yahsat that began operations in late 2018.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative GeneralFeb 21, 2019Echostar’s take on high-throughput satellites: best bought one at a time

HCH Group was formerly Hughes China Holdings Company Limited and was a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems until 2013 when its parent company divested.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative GeneralDec 27, 2018Cloud Constellation lines up $100 million investment

Hughes, Gilat, and Viasat are developing aviation antennas that support both Ku-band and Ka-band frequencies.

Mentioned as: HughesTechnical ProductNov 13, 2018Inmarsat preps new maritime product to fend off KVH competition

Hughes started satellite broadband service in Peru using Eutelsat’s 63 West A satellite rebranded as Hughes 63 West.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative GeneralOct 31, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Turksat tests 8K broadcast • SpaceX changes Starlink leadership • Hughes starts service in Peru

The Hughes 63 West Ka-band high-throughput payload covers 97 percent of the population in Peru.

Mentioned as: HughesTechnical ProductOct 31, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Turksat tests 8K broadcast • SpaceX changes Starlink leadership • Hughes starts service in Peru

Hughes expanded satellite broadband services into Colombia in 2018 and Brazil in 2016 prior to launching service in Peru.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Turksat tests 8K broadcast • SpaceX changes Starlink leadership • Hughes starts service in Peru
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