HughesNet High-Speed Satellite Internet Service Reaches 85 percent of Population in South America's Largest Country

Germantown, MD, June 29, 2016—Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), an EchoStar company and the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced the launch of HughesNet® high-speed satellite Internet service in Brazil, the company’s first international deployment of its award-winning consumer service outside of North America, beginning on July 1.

Operating over the Ka-band capacity of Eutelsat’s 65 West A high-throughput satellite, HughesNet service reaches 85 percent of Brazil’s population, bringing the many benefits of affordable broadband Internet access to consumers and businesses either unserved or underserved by terrestrial broadband. Hughes pioneered satellite Internet service for the mass market with, to date, over 1 million subscribers in North America – the world’s largest high-speed satellite network. This first international deployment in Brazil builds upon HughesNet’s success in North America, which was recently rated by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as #1 among all U.S. broadband providers, including both terrestrial and satellite, for delivering on advertised speeds.

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