Hughes 63W Charge on the VANTAGE Telstar 19 satellite successfully launched

"With the launch of Hughes 63W, Hughes reaffirms his commitment to lead the future connected to individuals and businesses in Brazil, Chile Colombia, " Pradman Kaul President and CEO of Hughes said. "To enable this HTS feature, we are also opening new gateways in Brazil and Chile that will complement our five JUPITER gateways in the United States, to meet the growing demand for connectivity in the Americas."

Hughes will deploy state-of-the-art JUPITER ™ technology in the terrestrial system and customer equipment to provide broadband services on the Hughes 63W. The JUPITER system is compatible with many uses, including high-speed Internet services for consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), community Wi-Fi, cellular backhaul, managed network services and mobility, including aeronautical services. 19659012] The Hughes 63W will offer significant capabilities in five Latin American countries, reaching more than 90% of the population of Chile Ecuador and Peru . In Brazil, where the HughesNet satellite Internet service is already available via Hughes 65W, the new fee supplements the existing service and connectivity to more than 90% of Brazilians. In Colombia, the Hughes 63W's new capacity will increase the broadband connectivity provided by the company's JUPITER 2 satellite, reaching over 96% of Colombians.

Hughes 63W services are expected to begin at the beginning of the fourth quarter after 2018, after Telesat and SSL have completed the orbit and Telstar 19V tests. Hughes signed a 15-year contract with Telesat for Ka band capacity.

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Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is a global leader in broadband satellite technology and services for homes and businesses. offices. Its main satellite high-speed Internet service is HughesNet®, the largest satellite network in the world, with more than 1.2 million residential and commercial customers in the Americas. For large corporations and governments, the company's HughesON® Managed Network Services offer comprehensive connectivity solutions that combine satellite and terrestrial technologies to the full. The JUPITER ™ system is the world's most deployed High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) platform, operating on more than 20 satellites by leading service providers, offering a broad range of broadband, mobile and backhaul services. To date, Hughes has delivered more than 7 million terminals to customers in more than 100 countries, representing a market share of around 50%, and its technology provides broadband services to aircraft worldwide. .

Hughes has sales and technical support offices worldwide and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) )), a global provider of satellite operations. For more information on Hughes, visit www.hughes.com and follow @HughesConnects on Twitter.

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EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a global provider of satellite communications solutions. EchoStar, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado in the United States and operating worldwide, is a pioneer in secure communications technologies through the Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services segments. For more information, visit www.echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter

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