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Hughes

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Germantown, Maryland, United States
www.hughes.com
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Hughes and Viasat redefined high-throughput satellites by launching spacecraft with more than 100 gigabits per second of Ka-band capacity over North America around the beginning of the decade.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipOct 23, 2018Pradman Kaul details Hughes’ global satellite broadband ambitions

Hughes entered service a leased Ka-band payload on Telesat’s Telstar-19 Vantage over Latin America in 2019.

Mentioned as: HughesTechnical ProductOct 23, 2018Pradman Kaul details Hughes’ global satellite broadband ambitions

Hughes made a $100,000,000 investment in an Africa-focused joint venture with Yahsat in 2019.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative FinancialOct 23, 2018Pradman Kaul details Hughes’ global satellite broadband ambitions

Hughes shipped the first ground gateway that will work with OneWeb pilot satellites scheduled to launch at the end of the year or early next year.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipOct 23, 2018Pradman Kaul details Hughes’ global satellite broadband ambitions

A Delta 2 launched Hughes Space and Communications’ Thor 2 broadcasting satellite from Cape Canaveral on 1997-05-24.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative GeneralOct 15, 2018Delta 2 finishes its 29-year run as America’s trusty medium-lift workhorse

Eutelsat and Hughes are building satellites with throughput capabilities similar to ViaSat-2.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipOct 1, 2018What the satellite industry needs to know about where 5G stands

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.

Mentioned as: Hughes Network SystemsTechnical ProductSep 14, 2018Yahsat and Hughes Network Systems form partnership

Hughes intends to combine high-throughput satellites in geostationary orbit with low Earth orbit capability from OneWeb to support low-latency applications.

Mentioned as: HughesTechnical ProductSep 14, 2018Communications providers prepare for spike in demand

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.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative GeneralSep 14, 2018Communications providers prepare for spike in demand

Hughes Network Systems plans to contribute $100,000,000 for 20 percent ownership of the Yahsat-Hughes joint venture.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2018Yahsat and Hughes Network Systems form partnership

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.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2018Communications providers prepare for spike in demand

Hughes Network Systems is a subsidiary of EchoStar seeking to be a global communications provider by expanding through partnerships rather than acquisitions.

Mentioned as: Hughes Network SystemsOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2018Communications providers prepare for spike in demand

Hughes invested in and is developing the ground segment for OneWeb's low Earth orbit constellation.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative GeneralSep 14, 2018Communications providers prepare for spike in demand

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.

Mentioned as: Hughes Network SystemsOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2018EchoStar’s Charlie Ergen: Inmarsat bid refusal a disappointment, industry needs scale and broadband is the future

Hughes Network Systems of Germantown, Maryland and Bell Canada of Québec signed 15-year capacity leases on Telstar-19 Vantage prior to launch.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative GeneralJul 22, 2018SpaceX launches Telstar 19 Vantage for Telesat

The Jupiter-3 satellite contract SSL won from Hughes in 2017 was worth two to four times a typical satellite order.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipMay 10, 2018GEO order drought bottoming out, Maxar Technologies says

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.

Mentioned as: HughesNarrative PlanMay 7, 2018DoD taps Hughes, Kratos to prototype joint military-commercial satellite network

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.

Mentioned as: HughesOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2018DoD taps Hughes, Kratos to prototype joint military-commercial satellite network
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