With the launch of new satellite technology from ViaSat and Hughes Network Systems, satellite broadband is gaining more respectability and momentum. New packages from Exede (ViaSat’s brand) and HughesNet Gen4 now offer faster speeds (up to 12 Mbps on a good day) and comparatively lower...
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GERMANTOWN, Md., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced its new high capacity satellite Internet service — HughesNet® Gen4 — has been successfully activated and is available for new subscribers. HughesNet...
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Hughes Network Systems has quietly revealed pricing and other details about its new broadband satellite service. DSL Reports called our attention to the pricing, which appeared recently on a website dedicated to the new service. HughesNet has gone for a three-tier approach to the new...
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There are several news reports, including one from Bloomberg BusinessWeek, that discuss a potential new satellite broadband option that may be offered from Dish Network, perhaps as a bundled offer with their TV service. Apparently Dish intends to use satellite broadband capacity from the recently...
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Echostar recently announced the launch of its next generation satellite for broadband, EchoStar XVII, which will offer faster broadband speeds and be offered through Hughes as HughesNet Gen4 service. They now have a new sales distribution partner in Frontier, who announced they will resell satellite...
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Additional satellite broadband options will be available once the just launched EchoStar XVII satellite becomes operational. The new satellite features ‘Jupiter’ technology, which apparently refers to its faster broadband performance. The satellite will give EchoStar subsidiary Hughes satellite broadband capability of 20 Mbps or better,...
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Germantown, Md., USA, 12 June 2012—Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that it has successfully completed end-to-end verification of its HX System with Nokia Siemens Networks’ GSM Base Station. GSM operators can now have full...
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NEW YORK and ATLANTA – June 1, 2012 – Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Hughes Telematics, Inc. (OTCBB: HUTC) today announced a definitive merger agreement under which Verizon will acquire Hughes Telematics, Inc. (HTI) for $12.00 per share in cash, or a total...
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DirecTV shored up its bundling strategy by adding both Exede by ViaSat and Hughes’ HughesNet Gen4 next-generation satellite broadband services to their TV offer. Both satellite broadband services claim download speeds of 12+Mbps, but actual speeds and availability vary widely. Exede (formerly WildBlue) is available...
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Palo Alto, Calif. & GERMANTOWN, Md. – May 14, 2012 – Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the world’s leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the EchoStar XVII satellite, designed and built for Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:...
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2012 is shaping up to be the year when the new generation of satellite broadband services gets put to the test. The two main U.S. broadband satellite providers — ViaSat/Wild Blue and Hughes Network Systems – both plan to demonstrate their new offerings capable of...
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Hughes Network Systems yesterday announced several significant “enhancements” to its HughesNet satellite Internet service, aiming to deliver faster satellite broadband speeds and a “richer Internet experience to customers.” The HughesNet network upgrades Hughes began last summer and is scheduled to complete this week will boost...
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