Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), an EchoStar company, announced that its JUPITER™ 3 satellite is providing services to subscribers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, and Colombia.
Launched in July 2023, the satellite soon reached its position at the 95 West orbital slot and underwent extensive testing. After successfully completing the tests, JUPITER 3 entered commercial service on December 19, 2023. In the 90 days since, Hughes has launched new Hughesnet services across the Americas for both consumer and business users.
"The feedback from users and dealers has been overwhelmingly positive," said Peter Gulla, Senior Vice President, Hughes. "The demand for connectivity is tremendous, including in rural areas that are unserved or underserved by other services. Our new Hughesnet plans are meeting the market expectations for speed and price. Our Fusion plans for home and business are giving users a low-latency service that has been unavailable to rural locations previously."
JUPITER 3 Features and Benefits
JUPITER 3 provides speeds up to 100 Mbps. With more than 300 spot beams, the geostationary satellite uses the Ka-band spectrum plus Q-band and V-band for gateways.
The largest commercial satcom to ever serve Americas is also supported by a state-of-the-art cloud-based ground system featuring a diverse private fiber backbone and network and traffic management utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) that monitors traffic and makes real-time changes to reduce latency and maximize throughput.
JUPITER 3 is also an important part of Hughes services for airlines, enterprises, and government customers. Hughes is pursuing a multi-orbit, managed services future where customers will have the secure and reliable connectivity they need, where and when they need it.