What is SPACEWAY?
SPACEWAY is a next-generation satellite system whose unique capabilities will enable high-speed data networking, enable groundbreaking applications, and unlock a wealth of value-added HughesNet services. Operating in globally assigned Ka-band spectrum, SPACEWAY employs high-performance, onboard digital processing, packet switching, and spot-beam technology to offer direct site-to-site connectivity at rates of from 512 Kbps up to 16 Mbps. SPACEWAY combines the traditional advantages of satellite, namely ubiquitous reach and efficient broadcast/multicast, with high data rates and mesh connectivity—to give customers a fast, efficient, flexible and cost-effective communications solution.
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Hughes' Spaceway 3 Satellite Arrives
Germantown, Md., July 16, 2007
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) today announced that its Spaceway ™ 3 satellite has arrived at the Arianespace launch facility in Kourou, French Guiana where the Ariane 5 heavy launcher will launch the satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. The scheduled launch date is August 14, 2007.
The Spaceway 3 satellite will operate in the globally assigned Ka-band spectrum and will be used to provide a new range of satellite internet broadband services to enterprise, consumer, and government customers throughout North America. Its innovative design includes onboard dynamic multi-beam switching to deliver bandwidth on demand and direct site-to-site mesh networking by HughesNet. This technology eliminates the requirement for broadband traffic to be routed through a central hub earth station.
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Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) today announced that its Spaceway ™ 3 satellite has arrived at the Arianespace launch facility in Kourou, French Guiana where the Ariane 5 heavy launcher will launch the satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. The scheduled launch date is August 14, 2007.
The Spaceway 3 satellite will operate in the globally assigned Ka-band spectrum and will be used to provide a new range of satellite internet broadband services to enterprise, consumer, and government customers throughout North America. Its innovative design includes onboard dynamic multi-beam switching to deliver bandwidth on demand and direct site-to-site mesh networking by HughesNet. This technology eliminates the requirement for broadband traffic to be routed through a central hub earth station.
more.. Public Technology, Inc. Praises Satellite Broadband for Addressing Geographic Digital Divide
Germantown, Md., May 14, 2007
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), today announced that Public Technology, Inc. (PTI) has acknowledged that satellite broadband services like HughesNet® are best suited to address the needs of rural consumers, small businesses and local governments. The organization also stated that no other technology currently available addresses the geographic digital divide as effectively as satellite broadband technology.
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Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), today announced that Public Technology, Inc. (PTI) has acknowledged that satellite broadband services like HughesNet® are best suited to address the needs of rural consumers, small businesses and local governments. The organization also stated that no other technology currently available addresses the geographic digital divide as effectively as satellite broadband technology.
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