GERMANTOWN, Md., Sept. 27,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the
global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today
announced that its HughesNet® Gen5 service has been named the Most
Innovative Satellite Application/Service by VSAT Global at the
industry conference held in London,
England. The VSAT Stellar Awards from VSAT Global recognize
initiatives driving change across the satellite industry and
celebrate the companies improving global connectivity.
Launched on March 16, 2017 as the
latest generation of its successful consumer offering
introduced nearly 20 years ago, HughesNet Gen5 is the first and
only U.S. satellite Internet service to deliver FCC-defined
broadband speeds from coast to coast, and is now also being
deployed in Brazil and other
countries in the Americas.
"We are extremely proud to be recognized as the winner of this
prestigious award by VSAT Global," said Peter Gulla, senior vice president of marketing
at Hughes."HughesNet Gen5 has exceeded our expectations out of the
gate and builds upon our successful legacy of delivering fast,
reliable high-speed Internet to people everywhere across America,
no matter where they live or work."
Powered by the Hughes JUPITER™ System— the most widely deployed
satellite networking platform globally—operating over EchoStar XIX,
the world's highest-capacity broadband satellite commercially
launched in March 2017, and over
EchoStar XVII launched in 2012, HughesNet Gen5 includes many new
features:
- More data: consumer plans range from 10-50 GB/month; business
plans up to 250 GB/month.
- No hard data limits.
- Built-in Wi-Fi: all plans include Wi-Fi service designed into
the customer modem with the dual-band 802.11ac standard.
Earlier this year, HughesNet Gen5 was named the winner of a Gold
Stevie® Award in the Consumer Services category in the
15th annual American Business Awards.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in broadband satellite technology
and services for home and office. Its flagship high-speed satellite
Internet service is HughesNet®, the world's largest
satellite network with over 1 million residential and business
customers across North America and
Brazil. For large enterprises and
governments, the company's HughesON® managed network
services provide complete connectivity solutions employing an
optimized mix of satellite and terrestrial technologies. The
JUPITER™ System is the world's most widely deployed High-Throughput
Satellite (HTS) platform, operating on more than 20 satellites by
leading service providers, delivering a wide range of broadband
enterprise, mobility and cellular backhaul applications. To date,
Hughes has shipped more than 6 million terminals to customers in
over 100 countries, representing approximately 50 percent market
share, and its technology is powering broadband services to
aircraft around the world.
Headquartered outside Washington,
D.C., in Germantown,
Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices
worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation
(NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations.
For additional information about Hughes, please
visit www.hughes.com and follow @Hughes_Corp on
Twitter.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a premier global provider of
satellite communication solutions. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business
around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communications
technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar
Satellite Services business segments. For more information,
visit echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
©2017 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes
and HughesNet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark
of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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