Vertical Systems Group’s SD-WAN Leaderboard remained mostly stable through the end of last year. AT&T, Hughes, Verizon, CenturyLink, Windstream, Aryaka and Comcast each have at least a 2% SD-WAN market share, counting installed and billable carrier-managed customer sites in the…
The FCC said today that it is ready to authorize rural broadband funding for five entities through the Connect America Fund CAF II program. If final authorization is obtained, the majority of the funding will go to fixed wireless provider…
HughesNet began offering satellite broadband service through the New NY Broadband program, which receives federal funding from the Connect America Fund (CAF). HughesNet says the satellite broadband service can deliver 25 Mbps download speed, through its new Gen5 satellite. Through…
Germantown, MD, September 18, 2018 — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, announced today it has been awarded a new General Services Administration (GSA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract for a fully managed, global satellite…
SpaceX has received FCC approval to offer lower-latency satellite broadband service in the U.S. SpaceX FCC approval paves the way for the company to provide broadband service in remote areas lacking equivalent terrestrial-based offerings. SpaceX, founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk,…
While Verizon’s $82 million funding was the big news from the recent New NY broadband funding announcement, other carriers also received funding for rural New York – including Frontier, Hughes Network Systems, TDS Telecom, Windstream and numerous smaller carriers. Funding…
GERMANTOWN, Md., Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced it has become the first company to exceed one million active users in North America for satellite…
Satellite broadband provider ViaSat today launched a new price plan in 30 states that will provide unlimited email and web page access. Other types of Internet use – including music, streaming media and chat – will be capped, however. And…
Hughes Network Systems has thought ahead with its latest generation Jupiter satellite, said Hughes Vice President of Corporate Marketing Dr. Arunas Slekys in an interview. The first evidence of the company’s forethought came in the form of an announcement this…
ViaSat next week will add voice service to its Exede high-speed broadband offering, enabling the company to offer a triple play of voice, video and data over satellite. The addition of voice service to a satellite-based broadband service is likely…
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…
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…
What’s happening with broadband and why is it important? Find out by subscribing to Telecompetitor’s newsletter today.