Successful launch of the Hughes 63W on the Telstar 19 satellite – Agencia Orbita

Lima.- Hughes, an EchoStar company, announced today the successful launch of its "Hughes 63W", a payload hosted on the Ka frequency of its Telstar 19 VANTAGE satellite. With this new high-performance satellite (HTS) in South America, Hughes will offer HughesNet broadband services to businesses and homes, manage enterprise network services, cellular backhaul for mobile network operators and Wi-Fi solutions closing the digital divide Created by Space Systems Loral (SSL) for Telesat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, the Telstar 19V was launched aboard a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket, from Cape Canaveral Florida, United States

"With the launch of Hughes 63W, Hughes reaffirms its commitment to driving 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 feature, we are also opening new gateways in Brazil and Chile, which complement our five JUPITER system accesses to the US. United States, responding to the growing demand for connectivity in the Americas. "

Hughes will deploy its state-of-the-art JUPITER ™ technology for ground-based systems and installed customer equipment to provide services off-line tape in Hughes 63W. The JUPITER system supports a wide range of applications, including broadband Internet services for small and medium businesses, Wi-Fi for the community, cellular backhaul, administrative services for mobile networks, including Aeronautical Services

Hughes 63W It provides substantial capacity to five Latin American countries, reaching over 90% of the population of Chile, Ecuador and Peru. In Brazil, where HughesNet satellite Internet service is already available thanks to the Hughes 65W capacity, the new payload will complement the existing service and provide connectivity to more than 90% of Brazilians. In Colombia, the new Hughes 63W capacity will enhance the broadband connectivity provided by the company's JUPITER 2 satellite to more than 96% of Colombians.

Services in the Hughes 63W are expected to begin early in the fourth quarter of 2018, after Telesat and SSL have completed the test orbit and conducted a Telstar 19V orbit test. Hughes signed a 15-year deal with Telesat for the capacity of the Ka band

Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the world leader in broadband satellite technology and services for the house and office. Its flagship service is the HughesNet® high-speed satellite Internet, which is also the largest satellite network in the world with over 1.2 million residential and commercial customers in the Americas. For large businesses and governments, HughesON® managed network services provide comprehensive connectivity solutions that utilize an optimized combination of satellite and terrestrial technologies. The JUPITER ™ system is the world's largest and most powerful satellite platform (HTS), operating with more than 20 satellites by leading service providers, offering a broad range of backhauling applications mobile, business and broadband. To date, Hughes has delivered more than 7 million terminals to customers in more than 100 countries, representing approximately 50% of the market, and its technology is generating broadband services for aircraft worldwide. [19659002] Based in Washington, DC, Germantown, Maryland, USA. UU., Hughes operates sales and support offices around the world and is a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a leading global provider of satellite operations.

EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) a world-class provider of first-class satellite communications solutions. Based in Englewood, Colorado, USA, and doing business around the world, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communications technologies across the business segments of Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Serviess.