Hughes Achieves 10,000 Broadband Satellite Terminals in Brazil

Hughes Network Systems, a provider of broadband satellite networks and services, has announced that its Brazilian operating unit, Hughes do Brasil, has successfully installed 10,000 Hughes broadband satellite terminals, delivering HughesNet services to a variety of market segments.


The company’s broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI (News - Alert) and ITU standards organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and GMR-1. To date, and has shipped more than 1.9 million systems to customers in over 100 countries.

In a release, Delio Morais, president of Hughes do Brazil, said that they are proud to have achieved this significant milestone in just a few short years since the launch of HughesNet in Brazil.

He said that this a testament to their high quality of service across an extensive satellite footprint, including areas that were challenged previously to obtain cost-effective and reliable broadband access. “Whether it's a classroom in rural Brazil or a banking center in Rio de Janeiro, customers from diverse segments such as education, retail, automotive, oil/gas, and government, count on Hughes to meet their broadband needs, regardless of geography," he added.

These satellite terminals deliver Internet/intranet connectivity, point-of-sales, voice, and video applications and also facilitates with basic and back-up connectivity to financial centers. In addition, 2,100 educational sites use these terminals to deliver interactive distance learning applications to more than 200,000 students in 4,000 remote classrooms. In the telecommunications market segment, over 3,200 Hughes terminals are used to complement services by terrestrial network providers.

The company developed and delivered the first Ku-band VSAT 20 years back. Since then the company has consistently maintained the position of worldwide market leader in satellite networks and services.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C. in Germantown, Maryland, Hughes offers broadband satellite networks and services to large enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers.