HUGHES Completes Successful Over-the-air Testing of SPACEWAY Broadband IP Capabilities
Germantown, Md., August 22, 2006
Tests Validate World’s First Commercial Satellite Designed to Switch and Route Traffic on Board
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced that it has successfully completed a 30-day program of rigorous over-the-air (OTA) testing of the broadband IP capabilities of DIRECTV’s SPACEWAY™ 2 satellite. The SPACEWAY 3 satellite, owned by Hughes, will be used to deliver a wide range of HughesNet™ broadband IP services to enterprise, government, and consumer/small business customers.
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Tests Validate World’s First Commercial Satellite Designed to Switch and Route Traffic on Board
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced that it has successfully completed a 30-day program of rigorous over-the-air (OTA) testing of the broadband IP capabilities of DIRECTV’s SPACEWAY™ 2 satellite. The SPACEWAY 3 satellite, owned by Hughes, will be used to deliver a wide range of HughesNet™ broadband IP services to enterprise, government, and consumer/small business customers.
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