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AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Skycasters, the industry leader in broadband satellite Internet solutions, will be one of 120+ exhibitors at Ohio's first statewide Advanced Energy B2B Conference & Expo in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 30-31. The event is expected to draw more than 700 attendees and is the first event of its kind to connect and support efforts to grow Ohio's advanced energy industry. The conference will feature best practices in advanced energy innovation,...
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new high-dynamic C-band antenna feed, designed to track fast moving targets and provide exceptional tracking resolution and autotracking performance, is being introduced by ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) at the 2012 International Telemetering Conference (ITC) October 23-25. The patent-pending C-band feed integrates into L- and S-band antennas without sacrificing any antenna capabilities. The feed can be retrofitted in the field and also...
MILTON KEYNES, England, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Europe, the European subsidiary of the global leader in satellite broadband solutions, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Emtele, a specialist value-added reseller in global machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions for remote monitoring, to supply high availability satellite connectivity services as part of a ten-year Smart Grid project for Finnish energy giant,...
GERMANTOWN, Md., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced its new high capacity satellite Internet service -- HughesNet(® )Gen4 -- has been successfully activated and is available for new subscribers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/NE29456LOGO ) HughesNet Gen4 delivers dramatically increased speeds (up to 15 Mbps, depending on the plan) and greater...
GERMANTOWN, Md., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by a major telecommunications operator in Latin America to supply an HX System backhaul solution, enabling expansion of its GSM and WiMAX wireless voice and data services in rural areas. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/NE29456LOGO ) This contract builds on the...
MILTON KEYNES, England, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pradman Kaul, president of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), has been honoured with the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the COMSYS VSAT2012 Conference, presented on September 12 at the Lancaster London Hotel, London. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/NE29456LOGO ) The award recognises Kaul's significant contributions and dedication to the industry over a career spanning four decades. He joined...
GERMANTOWN, Md., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced new features for its flagship HN and HX Systems enabling significantly higher bandwidth efficiency as well as support for the latest generation IPv6 Internet addressing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/NE29456LOGO ) Hughes TurboPage® with ActiveCompression(TM) provides up to 50 percent compression...
CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Exede(SM) Internet, the fast-growing high-speed consumer broadband service, is expanding to serve commercial airlines. Exede in-flight Internet service from ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) is designed to eclipse the service quality and speeds of other in-cabin airline broadband services. The more favorable economics of the ViaSat system enable airlines to specify a high-speed service level to each passenger, rather than simply an aggregate...
MILTON KEYNES, England, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In his keynote speech at this year's Comsys VSAT2012 conference in London on September 12, Hughes President, Pradman Kaul, will present the company's vision to expand its successful HughesNet consumer broadband business in North America following the launch of its new generation EchoStar XVII satellite with JUPITER(®) high-throughput technology, and the global potential of Ka-band technology. (Logo:...
GERMANTOWN, Md., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced it will begin testing of its new EchoStar XVII satellite with JUPITER(TM) high-throughput technology, following the successful placement into its permanent geosynchronous orbital slot of 107.1 degrees West longitude last week. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/NE29456LOGO ) Orbiting at 22,300 miles...
