Hughes Network Systems, LLC, (Hughes) an EchoStar company, has announced the successful launch of their Hughes 63W Ka-band hosted payload on the Telstar 19 VANTAGE (Telstar 19V) satellite.

With this new HTS capacity over South America, Hughes will offer HughesNet broadband services to businesses and residences, managed network services to enterprises, cellular backhaul to mobile network operators and community WiFi solutions to enable governments to bridge the digital divide. Built by Space Systems Loral (SSL) for Telesat, a leading global satellite operator, the Telstar 19V was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Artistic rendition of Telesat's Telstar 19 VANTAGE satellite.

Image is courtesy of Telesat.

Hughes will deploy their next-generation JUPITER™ System technology for the ground system and customer premises equipment to deliver broadband services on Hughes 63W. The JUPITER System supports a wide range of applications including consumer and small- and medium-sized business (SMB) broadband internet service, community WiFi, cellular backhaul, managed network services and mobility, including aeronautical services.
 
Hughes 63W brings substantial capacity to five countries in Latin America, reaching more than 90 percent of people in Chile, Ecuador and Peru. In Brazil, where HughesNet satellite Internet service is already available via Hughes 65W capacity, the new payload will complement the existing service and offer connectivity to more than 90 percent of Brazilians. In Colombia, the new Hughes 63W capacity will enhance the broadband connectivity provided via the company’s JUPITER 2 satellite to reach more than 96 percent of Colombians.

Hughes JUPITER VSAT Remote.

Photo is courtesy of Hughes.

Services on Hughes 63W are expected to begin in early fourth quarter 2018, after Telesat and SSL complete orbit-raising and on orbit testing of Telstar 19V. Hughes has signed a 15-year agreement with Telesat for the Ka-band capacity.

Executive Comment

“With the launch of Hughes 63W, Hughes reaffirms its commitment to powering a connected future for people and businesses in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru,” said Pradman Kaul, president and CEO of Hughes. “To enable this HTS capacity, we are also opening new gateways in Brazil and Chile, which will complement our five JUPITER System gateways in the U.S. in meeting the increasing demand for connectivity across the Americas.”
 

For further information:

Hughes 63W
www.hughes.com/technologies/hughes-high-throughput-satellite-constellation/telstar-19-vantage

Hughes JUPITER System
https://www.hughes.com/technologies/broadband-satellite-systems/jupiter-system