Hughes Network System has launched new Hughesnet service plans for US/Americas consumers that leverages capacity from its new Jupiter 3 satellite (the largest commercial communication satellite ever built). Hughes says these Jupiter-powered plans fundamentally reinvent what satellite internet can be – offering faster speeds (up to 100 Mb/s download speeds), unlimited data, Whole Home Wi-Fi […]

The massive Jupiter 3 satellite (also known as EchoStar XXIV) has arrived at Cape Canaveral in readiness for launch. The craft is the largest commercial communications satellite ever built. Built by Maxar Technologies of Palo Alto, California, it was flown in a giant Antonov aircraft to the space coast where it will undergo pre-launch testing […]

Satellite communications specialist Hughes Network Systems has started rolling out a new low-latency satellite Internet offering to consumers in select US markets. Available as HughesNet Fusion plans, the company says the multipath offering seamlessly blends Geostationary (GEO) satellite and wireless technologies into a fast and responsive satellite Internet experience. “With HughesNet Fusion plans, we are […]