Hughes Network Systems
High-speed satellite internet service provider
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| June 6 2025 | EchoStar Corporation prepares to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to FCC suspension of strategic decisions for Boost Mobile, missed interest payments, and termination of Dish Network acquisition by DirecTV. |
| May 2024 | Hughes Network Systems and Dish Network announced a bundle of Dish satellite TV with Hughesnet satellite internet. |
| December 2023 | Hughes Network Systems reports a decline in subscribers to over 1 million in the Americas by late 2023, down from 1.4 million in early 2022. |
| January 2022 | Hughes Network Systems reports having 1.4 million subscribers in the Americas at the beginning of the year. |
| 2019 | HughesNet expanded service into Mexico and Chile. |
| December 2018 | HughesNet expanded service into Ecuador in December. |
| October 2018 | HughesNet expanded service into Peru in October. |
| March 2018 | Hughes announced improvements to the Jupiter system, doubling the throughput of HT2xxx terminals to more than 200 Mbit/s and increasing capacity. |
| September 2017 | HughesNet expanded service into Colombia in September. |
| March 2017 | Hughes became the first satellite-based internet service provider to meet the FCC's definition of 'broadband' with HughesNet Gen5, following the launch of EchoStar XVII and XIX high-throughput satellites. |
| 2016 | Hughes expanded HughesNet into Brazil, marking its first international service expansion. |
| 2014 | First year HughesNet ranked number one in FCC Measuring Broadband America report for meeting or exceeding advertised download speeds. |
| 2012 | Hughes introduced its first offering of broadband satellite Internet. |
| 2012 | Hughes launched the Jupiter System, a VSAT ground system providing high-performance terminals, increased gateway architecture, and advanced air interface for high-throughput and conventional satellites. |
| June 8 2011 | EchoStar completed the acquisition of Hughes Communications, dissolving Hughes Communications and retaining Hughes Network Systems as a wholly-owned subsidiary. |
| February 14 2011 | EchoStar announced its plan to acquire Hughes Communications and its subsidiaries for about $2 billion. |
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