The industry-leading satellite ground platform
will help Skyband expand into new verticals, services and
applications
GERMANTOWN, Md., June 13,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), today
announced that Luna Space Telecommunications Co. Ltd., a leading
Saudi Arabia service provider
under the Skyband Holding company, has purchased a JUPITER™ System
Gateway as well as 1,200 Hughes JUPITER Terminals to transform its
VSAT network. Leveraging the latest JUPITER technology, Skyband can
provide customers with higher speeds and throughput, reach even
more of the kingdom's unserved and underserved areas, and introduce
a new mobility offering.
"Skyband has been a valued customer of Hughes for over a decade,
and we're grateful they have turned to us again to upgrade their
VSAT network to serve their customers better," said Vaibhav Magow,
vice president, International Division, Hughes. "The Hughes JUPITER
System is the de facto standard for satellite implementations
worldwide. By upgrading to the latest JUPITER System technology,
Skyband will be able to attract new customers and bring new
capabilities to market."
Skyband provides the latest satellite network infrastructure
through multiple hubs to enable the corporate and government
sectors in Saudi Arabia to
increase their productivity and help achieve their digital
transformation goals. By migrating its existing network to the more
efficient Hughes network, Skyband will expand into new government,
financial, and oil and gas markets and offer new features such as
software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN).
"We've always been able to count on Hughes to provide us with
leading satellite broadband solutions," said Fouad Nasser the Chief Business Officer,
Skyband. "Over that time, Hughes has been a true partner in helping
us equip our customers with the connectivity they need to grow and
achieve their digital transformation goals."
As the leading ground platform across the industry, the Hughes
JUPITER System meets operator requirements with bandwidth and cost
efficiencies. The latest JUPITER technology incorporates
software-defined satellite networking and dynamic in-route
reconfiguration for the highest possible efficiency. Additionally,
the JUPITER terminal has a new "system on a chip," which supports
higher speeds and more services.
For more information about the Hughes JUPITER System, please
visit the website.
About Skyband
Luna Space Telecommunication Co. – Skyband is a member of the
Skyband Holding Company and is one of the first VSAT (very small
aperture terminal) service providers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under license from the
Communication, Space & Technology Commission (CST). Skyband
operates a Network Operation Center (NOC) and provides related FLM
and Managed Services throughout the country utilizing the latest
satellite and VSAT technologies providing data, voice, and video to
its customers. Skyband provides high-speed, reliable, robust,
cost-effective, scalable and secure communications to all
industries and government sectors.
Skyband designs, delivers, and manages customized network
solutions for branch connectivity. These solutions can be
point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and multipoint-to-multipoint;
GSM network and backhaul (cell-on-wheels); ATM and banking
connectivity; mobile VSAT stations; business continuity planning;
data center managed services (co-location hosting, network
security, Cloud Service Provider, etc.), managed network services;
Internet access over satellite; ERP connectivity solutions;
video-conferencing; and multicast e-learning solutions.
About Hughes
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) company,
provides broadband equipment and services; managed services
featuring smart, software-defined networking; and end-to-end
network operation for millions of consumers, businesses,
governments, airlines, and communities worldwide. The Hughes
flagship internet service, Hughesnet®, connects millions of people
across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers internet
access for tens of millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more
than half the global satellite terminal market to leading satellite
operators, mobile network operators and military customers. Hughes
products and services have helped bring in-flight video and
broadband to thousands of aircraft for over twenty years. A managed
network services provider, Hughes supports approximately half a
million enterprise sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and
wireless solutions. To learn more, visit www.hughes.com or
follow HughesConnects on X (Twitter) and LinkedIn.
©2024 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes
and Hughesnet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark
of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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