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Hughes Network sees growth in LatAm

Hughes Network Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar, reported flat growth for its US-based broadband connections of 1.21 million during its Q3 financials. However, there was better news from its Latin American division where customers grew 13.5 per cent to 364,000 in the quarter ending September 30th and taking the overall subscription to […]

November 6, 2020By Chris Forrester

Inmarsat, Hughes seek free in-flight WiFi

Reports have emerged that London-based satellite operator Inmarsat had “secretly” linked with Hughes Network System to collaborate on winning a major slice of the world’s in-flight broadband services, and bringing costs down to zero for travellers. Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce described the link with Hughes (a business owned by Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar) as a “game […]

October 27, 2020By Chris Forrester