Hughes industry-leading satellite ground
platform to power Community Wi-Fi hotspots in 200 villages
GERMANTOWN, Md., March 13,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), today
announced that the Republican Center of Space Communication (RCSC),
a subsidiary of the Ministry of Digital Development, has chosen the
Hughes JUPITER™ System ground platform to help close the digital
divide in Kazakhstan. Hughes will
supply JUPITER System equipment to more than 200 villages
throughout the country, helping communities access broadband
internet connectivity and e-Government services through the Digital
Kazakhstan program. The contract will be fulfilled through TIMIR
LLP.
"We are pleased to provide the RCSC with the Hughes JUPITER
System equipment. After reviewing the requirements in the tender,
we felt that this was the best solution for the RCSC," said
Sergey Tsvetkov, General Director at
TIMIR LLP.
"The Hughes JUPITER System is trusted around the world to
connect more than 25 million people across more than 50,000
hotspots," said Vaibhav Magow, vice president, International
Division, Hughes. "We value the opportunity to support RCSC in its
efforts to connect the unconnected across Kazakhstan with reliable satellite
broadband."
The Hughes JUPITER System is the de facto standard for satellite
implementations worldwide. As the leading ground platform across
the industry, it meets operator requirements with bandwidth and
cost efficiencies, especially when compared with other satellite
ground systems. The latest JUPITER technology incorporates
software-defined satellite networking and dynamic in route
reconfiguration for the highest possible efficiency. Additionally,
a new "system on a chip" in every user terminal, supports
increasingly high speeds and a variety of services.
For more information about the Hughes JUPITER System, please
visit the website.
About Hughes
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company,
provides broadband equipment and services; managed services
featuring smart, software-defined networking; and end-to-end
network operation for millions of consumers, businesses,
governments, airlines, and communities worldwide. The Hughes
flagship internet service, Hughesnet®, connects millions of people
across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers internet
access for tens of millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more
than half the global satellite terminal market to leading satellite
operators, mobile network operators and military customers. Hughes
products and services have helped bring in-flight video and
broadband to thousands of aircraft for over twenty years. A managed
network services provider, Hughes supports approximately half a
million enterprise sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and
wireless solutions. To learn more, visit www.hughes.com or
follow HughesConnects on X (Twitter) and LinkedIn.
©2024 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes
and HughesNet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark
of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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