Hughes Affirms Market
Leadership Surpassing 400,000 Consumer And Small Business Satellite Broadband
Subscribers
(8 May 2008) Hughes Network Systems,
the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today
announced that the number of HughesNet residential and small business
subscribers passed the 400,000 mark in the first quarter of this year,
affirming Hughes' position as the leading provider of broadband satellite
Internet access to consumers and small businesses in the
U.S.
"The continued growth in our subscriber base is evidence of
the need for broadband access everywhere in the U.S.," said Mike Cook, senior
vice president of Hughes. "High-speed Internet is a fundamental part of our
lives, and HughesNet is proving that satellite broadband is the right solution
for families and small businesses throughout the country who aren't served by
cable or DSL providers."
Cook added, "Hughes pioneered the
consumer/small business satellite broadband market, and our success is built on
over 30 years of experience providing satellite networks and services to
enterprises and governments world-wide."
With its newly operational
SPACEWAY 3 satellite, North America's highest traffic carrying Ka-band
satellite, Hughes is ideally positioned to meet the continuing demand for
broadband services by customers not served by landline providers well into the
future.
HughesNet is the country's leading broadband satellite Internet
service, available everywhere in the contiguous United States with a clear view
of the southern sky. HughesNet can be purchased online at www.hughesnet.com or
through our network of local, independent dealers and online
resellers.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and
services for large enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers.
HughesNet encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes,
bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. To date, Hughes
has shipped more than 1.5 millions systems to customers in over 100 countries.
Its broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the
TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organisations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and
GMR-1.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland,
USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices world-wide. Hughes is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc.
(source: Hughes Network
Systems)
