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DoD taps Hughes, Kratos to prototype joint military-commercial satellite network
A Defense Department pilot program will gauge how multiple satellite communications system can work together to support the military.
Viasat taps into Brazilian market with Telebras pact
Fleet operator Viasat will soon challenge Hughes, Eutelsat, Hispasat, and others with satellite broadband businesses in Brazil thanks to a new agreement that will let the Carlsbad, California company use capacity on a Brazilian satellite.
Echostar, now building OneWeb ground network, says company not a competitor
EchoStar is not raising a new competitor by investing in and building technology for OneWeb’s low-Earth orbit constellation, a company executive said Nov. 10.
EchoStar buys Jupiter-3 “ultra high density satellite” from SSL
Satellite fleet operator EchoStar of Englewood, Colorado, revealed Aug. 9 it had signed a contract with Space Systems Loral for the long-awaited Jupiter-3/EchoStar-24 satellite meant to further propel the company’s broadband internet success in the Americas and compete head to head with ViaSat’s forthcoming ViaSat-3 system.
Thales FlytLive gets FCC approval for Ka-band aero-connectivity network in US
A decision by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to allow the use of Thales FlytLive aeronautical terminals opens the market to a fourth competitive reseller in what is currently the largest regional inflight connectivity market.
Hughes wins satcom contract for U.K. drones
The initial capability will be focused on X-band provided by the U.K.’s Skynet 5 constellation. The company did not disclose a sum.
Hughes rolls out what it says is fastest broadband service for U.S. consumers
The HughesNet Gen5 service will provide 25 megabits per second download speeds starting at $50 a month, the company said.
Commentary | How DoD can harness commercial SATCOM’s rapidly changing technology
As we begin the New Year, commercial satellite providers have never had greater opportunities to support the U.S. Department of Defense’s ever-growing need for innovation in communications technology and service delivery.
EchoStar, sitting on $3 billion in cash, tightlipped on future global satellite play
EchoStar Corp. on Aug. 9 said its recent $1.5 billion in bond offerings, which brought its cash reserve to $3 billion, were intended to provide sufficient liquidity to invest in one or more global satellite projects that it declined to identify.
Dish Network’s satellite broadband subs are down as it awaits new satellites
U.S. satellite television and consumer broadband provider Dish Network Corp. on July 21 said it had lost broadband subscribers this year because of a lack of capacity in high-demand regions and the company’s decision to be stricter about who it lets onto the service.
EchoStar: Hughes S. American broadband starts this summer, European mobile service faces delay
EchoStar Corp.’s Hughes division on May 10 said a recent consumer satellite broadband contract with the Turkish government and a combined Eutelsat/Facebook deal in Africa are just the start of the company’s ambition of replicating its U.S. success elsewhere.
Hughes shines in latest FCC report on promised vs delivered download speeds
Hughes Network Systems bested most competing ISPs, including ViaSat, in in an annual U.S. government measure of whether service providers meet their own advertised download and upload speeds.
Yahsat, Hughes Expand Partnership To Serve Africa
The announcement comes on the heels of Paris-based Eutelsat’s decision to build a Ka-band satellite for Africa.
EchoStar Sees HughesNet Revenue Gain Despite Subscriber Volatility
Company officials say they are positioning EchoStar to capture the growing demand for broadband regardless of what form it takes.
Globalstar Contractor Accepts Stock in Lieu of Cash
Mobile satellite services provider Globalstar Inc. has been spared a portion of what is still likely to be a challenging cash call in 2015 following the agreement by ground-network provider Hughes to take payment in Globalstar stock.
