Cignal TV Selects Hughes JUPITER
System to Launch Satellite Internet Service in
Philippines
May 27, 2020
Hughes Network Systems, LLC
announced that Cignal TV Inc., the Philippines premier
direct-to-home (DTH) satellite provider, has selected
the Hughes JUPITER™ System to enable satellite broadband
service to its two million subscribers. Under the
agreement, Hughes will provide Cignal TV with user
terminals and a network management system using the same
technology that Hughes employs to power HughesNet®, its
flagship satellite Internet service with more than 1.5
million subscribers.
“To launch satellite Internet, we
need a platform that we know will deliver a high-quality
experience for our two million customers – this is why
we chose the Hughes JUPITER System,” said Jane Jimenez
Basas, president and chief executive officer of Cignal
TV. “In addition to its proven ability to support home
Internet, the JUPITER platform gives us the flexibility
to consider other satellite services, such as cellular
backhaul, community Wi-Fi and enterprise applications.”
“We look forward to working
together with Cignal TV to bring their customers all the
benefits of satellite Internet, like social connection,
education, healthcare, and access to civil services,”
said Vaibhav Magow, assistant vice president, Hughes.
“This agreement underscores the value of the JUPITER
System as the de-facto standard for satellite broadband
implementation with leading operators around the world
-- like Cignal TV -- leveraging the performance and
capabilities of the platform to achieve their business
needs.”
The JUPITER System is the
next-generation Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
platform from Hughes for broadband services over both
high-throughput and conventional satellites. Employing
the DVB-S2X standard for highly efficient use of
satellite bandwidth, the JUPITER System powers services
on more than 40 satellites around the world, and is the
foundation for HughesNet, the satellite Internet service
from Hughes available in countries throughout the
Americas. The JUPITER System supports applications such
as community Wi-Fi hotspots, cellular backhaul,
enterprise networks and in-flight connectivity services,
in addition to broadband Internet access.
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