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HughesNet Satellite Broadband

Service
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Class: Satcom ServiceSubclass: Managed Satcom ServiceOrganization: Hughes
Specifications
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SpecificationValueSources
Service AreaNorth America and South America
EchoStar’s Charlie Ergen: Inmarsat bid refusal a disappointment, industry needs scale and broadband is the future
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Operator

Value

Hughes Network Systems (division of EchoStar)

Sources

Eb37cc4d C83a 460e B080 5f62b6f0adde

Conflicts

None

Corroboration Count

1

Service Type

Value

Satellite broadband internet service

Sources

Eb37cc4d C83a 460e B080 5f62b6f0adde

Conflicts

None

Corroboration Count

1

Satellite Constellation

Value

Three EchoStar satellites plus leased payloads on other operators' spacecraft

Sources

Eb37cc4d C83a 460e B080 5f62b6f0adde

Conflicts

None

Corroboration Count

1
Synthesis Evidence
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“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.”

EchoStar’s Charlie Ergen: Inmarsat bid refusal a disappointment, industry needs scale and broadband is the futureAug 8, 2018eb37cc4d-c83a-460e-b080-5f62b6f0adde
Mention Sources
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EchoStar’s Charlie Ergen: Inmarsat bid refusal a disappointment, industry needs scale and broadband is the future1 mention

Aug 8, 2018

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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: broadbandSourceAug 8, 2018