Yahsat, truIT join forces to offer YahClick satellite broadband in Uganda

A recent partnership between Yahsat and TruIT will introduce the YahClick satellite broadband service in Uganda.

YahClick is a high-capacity Internet from satellite service that will deliver connectivity to Ugandan consumers in the home, banking, construction, educational, government, healthcare, manufacturing, media, NGOs, and oil and gas markets.

TruIT plans to fill the gap in broadband coverage in the remote and underserved regions of Uganda with the help of Yahsat and its YahClick satellite broadband service.

First founded as a web design and hosting company, TruIT has transformed itself into a provider of IT integration services. It received a public service provider license from the Uganda Communications Commission back in December 2012, allowing the Company to offer voice and data services to Ugandan customers.

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Habitat for Humanity taps Hughes for satellite broadband during Queens, NY reconstruction

Hughes Network Systems is providing satellite broadband services to Habitat for Humanity of Westchester, NY as the latter rebuilds homes in Breezy Point in Queens, NY that had been devastated by Superstorm Sandy.

Habitat for Humanity is coordinating the reconstruction of the homes of Breezy Point residents from a nearby command center equipped with satellite communications technology. The command center can access broadband Internet by satellite and voice services through Hughes' new Internet Access Solutions.

The Hughes broadband Internet by satellite solution leverages the EchoStar 17 satellite. The next generation Ka-band satellite deploys JUPITER high-throughput technology that can deliver satellite internet speeds of up to 15 Mbps.

The Disaster Preparedness Registry of the Global VSAT Forum helped Habitat for Humanity to identify the satellite resources that will be needed by their command center. In addition, a Cisco on-site TacOps team provided customers with services such as a connection switch for their computers, access to wireless Wi-Fi, and a call manager for their phones.

RuSat debuts new VSAT satellite broadband solution in Russia

Russian satellite service provider RuSat reported the debut of a new satellite broadband service that leveraged the newest VSAT hub and end-user terminal technology from Newtec.

The new RuSat service will tap the Yamal-402 satellite deployed by Gazprom Space Systems back in December 2012 to deliver fast and affordable satellite broadband connectivity throughout the entirety of Russia, where VSAT services had previously been expensive and limited in coverage.

The Newtec VSAT terminals will initially use Ku-band. Upgrading their interactive LNB will allow them to use Ka band without the need to adapt hardware to the satellite modem or the antenna.

RuSat already has its first customer for its satellite broadband service. Internet service provider Raduga Internet will provide the consumer market with satellite Internet services using RuSat's solution. 

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Sea Launch sends Intelsat 27 to equator for launch

The Intelsat 27 broadband satellite is on its way aboard a Sea Launch vessel for its January 30, 2013 (Pacific Standard Time) launch aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket.

Intelsat 27 will be sharing the 304.5 degrees East orbital position with the Intelsat 805 and Galaxy 11 satellites.

Built upon the Boeing 702MP platform, the Intelsat 27 is a geostationary broadband satellite with a planned service life of at least 15 years. It will carry a UHF communications payload for military customers and will be able to deliver satellite broadband services to customers in North America, South America, the Atlantic Ocean, and Europe.

The successful launch of Intelsat 27 will complete the first global broadband mobility platform in the world. The Intelsat satellite will deliver uninterrupted satellite broadband connectivity to terrestrial, maritime, and airborne customers. 

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Hughes wins EPA contract for RadNet satellite broadband upgrade

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tapping Hughes Network Systems for extend satellite broadband services. Hughes announced that it will provide a year's worth of satellite broadband service to 50 sites of the RadNet program.

Hughes is tasked with the installation and delivery of satellite broadband services at up to five RadNet locations per month. Its solution include an HN9000 broadband satellite terminal and a dedicated Access Gateway at the Hughes Network Operations Center in Germantown, MD. The latter allows the expansion and possible conversion of the RandNet network into a private network.

According to Hughes, its satellite broadband solution will improve manageability and visibility of the EPA network. The EPA will be able to run their sites in the efficient manner of a private network.

The EPA keeps a watchful eye on the radiation levels present in air, drinking water, pasteurized milk, and precipitation throughout the United States through the RadNet system. The existing network is set to be upgraded this 2013 with Hughes satellite broadband technology.

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Hughes Network Systems celebrates 2012 sales total of 487K SATCOM terminals

2012 was a good year for Hughes Network Systems, LLC. The Company delivered more than 487,000 broadband satellite communications terminals that year for a total of more than 3.3 million terminals shipped worldwide.

Hughes extends an ever-increasing portfolio of broadband networking solutions at the behest of governments, multi-national organizations, and enterprises of all sizes across all vertical sectors.

The latest addition to its offerings is the HughesNet Gen4 broadband Internet on satellite service. Launched on October 2012 and leveraging the JUPITER high throughput technology of the EchoStar XVII Ka-band satellite, the new-generation HughesNet Gen 4 satellite broadband solution spurred the growth of its consumer high-speed satellite Internet service in North America. During the fourth quarter of 2012, Hughes shipped more than 200,000 HT satellite terminals.

According to Pradman Kaul, president of Hughes, the company considers each of the 3.3 million terminals it had delivered since 1986 to be the proof that the Company's customers depended upon the Company's solutions to accomplish their satellite communications requirements.

NETC telehealth clinics tap Hughes for satellite broadband access

Hughes Network Systems has signed a four-year contract with the New England Telehealth Consortium (NETC) for the provision of high-speed satellite broadband services to mobile telehealth clinics in the rural communities of Northern New England.

As part of the agreement, Hughes will supply routers with integrated auto-deploy antenna developed by AvL Technologies. The routers will enable services such as video conferencing, prescription dispensing, voice calls, transfer of electronic health records, viewing of digital images, telemedicine, and digital messaging.

Hughes will leverage capacity from its Spaceway 3 broadband satellite to generate the high-speed satellite Internet connectivity needed by the NETC service area.

A federally-funded consortium of healthcare providers, NETC serves more than 400 clinics in the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The private telecommunications network it is building will allow healthcare providers to access the newest advances in research and medicine, remote medical diagnostics and surgery, dentistry, and behavioral health treatment. It also allows for the swift sharing of medical records between clinics.

Satellite broadband access will enhance telemedicine and information sharing, ensuring that that telehealth services deliver the finest of care to rural patients.

Easier licensing requirements for in-flight service providers courtesy FCC

Thanks to a recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC,) in-flight satellite broadband Internet service providers will now have an easier time to accomplish their licensing requirements.

The FCC issued new in-flight regulations that identified two mobile applications to be licensed applications of fixed-satellite service. The applications are Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft and vehicle-mounted earth stations that deliver satellite communications to airborne and terrestrial vehicles.

The new regulations will make it faster for the FCC to process applications by up to 50 percent faster. Previously, the FCC had issued authorizations for companies to offer such services on an ad hoc basis.

The regulations will also improve competition amongst in-flight service providers, who provide satellite broadband and other services to passengers and crew alike.

For the FCC, the in-flight market was a big part of the mobile telecommunications market in the United States as it promoted the widespread availability of Internet access to aircraft passengers.

In-flight communications regulation is the purview of the FCC and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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