Germantown, Md., USA, May 2, 2006—Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced that it shipped its one millionth satellite terminal in Q1 of this year. This marks a major milestone in the global very small aperture terminal (VSAT) industry, which Hughes started in the mid-1980s when it shipped the first VSATs to Wal-Mart.
For over 20 years since it conceived and delivered the first VSATs, Hughes has consistently maintained the position of worldwide market leader in satellite networks. These networks provide rapid, reliable transmission of data, voice, video and multimedia to virtually an unlimited number of sites over continent-wide areas covered by geostationary satellites. Customers of HughesNetTM solutions and services include many of the world’s leading companies, spanning a wide range of vertical sectors from retail, to oil/gas, to automotive, banking and entertainment/media, as well as government and multi-national organizations.
“We are extremely proud of reaching this significant milestone,” said Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes. “In addition to manufacturing products and providing networking solutions around the globe, we have also brought the capabilities of broadband satellite technology to the small business and consumer markets that are not served by terrestrial providers. We now have over 275,000 subscribers in the US enjoying the benefits of HughesNet high-speed satellite internet access, a major milestone in itself.”
According to the Comsys VSAT Report 2005, Hughes holds over 55% cumulative market share of the global VSAT business.
“Hughes’ presence casts a shadow over almost every player in the market,” said Simon Bull, senior consultant at Communication Systems Ltd (COMSYS). “Its dominance of the enterprise VSAT industry is remarkable by the fact that the company has been able to sustain its lead for almost twenty years in technology, market share, and financial results.”
For over 20 years since it conceived and delivered the first VSATs, Hughes has consistently maintained the position of worldwide market leader in satellite networks. These networks provide rapid, reliable transmission of data, voice, video and multimedia to virtually an unlimited number of sites over continent-wide areas covered by geostationary satellites. Customers of HughesNetTM solutions and services include many of the world’s leading companies, spanning a wide range of vertical sectors from retail, to oil/gas, to automotive, banking and entertainment/media, as well as government and multi-national organizations.
“We are extremely proud of reaching this significant milestone,” said Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes. “In addition to manufacturing products and providing networking solutions around the globe, we have also brought the capabilities of broadband satellite technology to the small business and consumer markets that are not served by terrestrial providers. We now have over 275,000 subscribers in the US enjoying the benefits of HughesNet high-speed satellite internet access, a major milestone in itself.”
According to the Comsys VSAT Report 2005, Hughes holds over 55% cumulative market share of the global VSAT business.
“Hughes’ presence casts a shadow over almost every player in the market,” said Simon Bull, senior consultant at Communication Systems Ltd (COMSYS). “Its dominance of the enterprise VSAT industry is remarkable by the fact that the company has been able to sustain its lead for almost twenty years in technology, market share, and financial results.”
