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Hughes Surpasses 500K Satellite Broadband Subscribers
1/25/10 at 11:35 PM by Telecompetitor
Leading satellite broadband service provider crosses major milestone as U.S. grapples with the issue of universal broadband connectivity
Germantown, Md., January 25, 2010—Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that it has surpassed 500,000 North American subscribers to its HughesNet® service. At a time when the U.S. is debating how to bring ...
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ViaSat Completes WildBlue Acquisition
12/16/09 at 9:10 AM by Telecompetitor
Carlsbad, CA – ViaSat Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of privately-held WildBlue Communications Inc., the premier Ka-band satellite broadband service provider. In acquiring WildBlue, ViaSat gains one of the most successful and fastest growing wholesale and retail broadband service providers in the United States. The combination of ViaSat and WildBlue sets the stage for accelerated growth and expansion ...
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WildBlue Sold to ViaSat
10/1/09 at 2:32 PM by Bernie Arnason
ViaSat , a California based producer of satellite and wireless communication systems, is acquiring WildBlue Communications Inc. for $568 million. ViaSat says the new “combination sets the stage for accelerated growth and expansion of the WildBlue ...
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WildBlue Reaches 400K Subscribers
8/24/09 at 10:35 AM by Telecompetitor
Iowa Woman who is the 400,000th Customer Bids Farewell to Dial-Up
Denver – WildBlue Communications, provider of broadband Internet to rural America via satellite, surpassed a significant milestone last week: 400,000 customers. In the span of only four years, the company has gone from an unknown brand with no customers to the leading provider of high-speed Internet services to rural households ...
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WildBlue Activates Third Satellite, Increases Satellite Broadband Capacity
8/11/09 at 10:23 AM by Bernie Arnason
WildBlue announced availability of additional satellite broadband capacity, using a third satellite. WildBlue is leasing Ka band capacity from EchoStar’s AMC-15 satellite. The new satellite capacity will serve customers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Arkansas.
The new ...
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WildBlue to Demo 18 Mbps
4/24/09 at 2:34 PM by Telecompetitor  WildBlue, the Colorado based satellite broadband provider, is scheduled to demo an 18 Mbps satellite broadband service on April 29th in Colorado. If the demo translates to an actual product offering, it would be about twelve times the speed of their current offering. But with better performance will come hefty cost increases, which highlights the Achilles heel of satellite broadband – higher cost. That being said, ...
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WiMAX-Satellite Hybrid Service Being Pitched for Rural Broadband
3/13/09 at 8:16 AM by Telecompetitor  Seven billion dollars tends to grab the attention of a lot of people. We were reminded of that earlier this week while attending the Broadband Initiative Kick-Off meeting for the rural broadband stimulus program – let’s just say it drew a crowd. Now comes all of the solutions that are going to ‘fix’ the rural broadband problem, and by the way, position themselves to get a piece of the ...
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Hughes Introduces Broadband Backup Service
10/1/08 at 8:25 PM by Telecompetitor
Germantown, Md., October 1, 2008 — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced the availability of HughesNet Broadband Backup service plans, the newest offerings for small- and medium-sized businesses that provide automatic satellite backup in the event of a landline failure. With HughesNet Broadband Backup, SMBs can be secure in knowing ...
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Hughes Launches New Broadband Portal
9/11/08 at 8:03 AM by Telecompetitor  Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced the launch of a new subscriber portal, MyHughesNet.com. The portal features access to e-mail, local news, weather, and other popular applications for HughesNet subscribers. “Launching this new portal demonstrates our commitment to continually add capabilities and features to our HughesNet service which enhance our subscribers' Internet experience,” said Mark Wymer, Hughes vice president of marketing, North America in a ...
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WildBlue Raises $50 Million
9/3/08 at 9:20 AM by Telecompetitor WildBlue announced that it has secured $50 million in equity financing to fund its continued growth. “The proceeds will fund WildBlue's recently launched customer equipment leasing program, enabling the company's award-winning service to be offered to new customers throughout rural America at the lowest upfront price in the company's history,” said WildBlue in a company statement.
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