HughesNet Celebrates Five Years
in Brazil, Expands Digital Inclusion across the Country
22 July
Hughes do Brasil celebrates the
five-year anniversary of HughesNet®, the company’s
flagship, high-speed satellite Internet service.
Reaching more than 5,000 municipalities across Brazil,
HughesNet brings broadband access to consumers and small
enterprises in the most remote and rural parts of the
country – especially in places un-served by land-based
Internet providers. For approximately 67% of
subscribers, HughesNet represents their first on-premise
Internet service, expanding digital
inclusion across Brazil.
“Hughes has a long and proud
history of bringing the benefits of satellite
connectivity to enterprises, government, and now
consumers, across Brazil,” said Pradman Kaul, president
and CEO, Hughes. “This anniversary reflects our ongoing
commitment to the country, as an Internet service
provider, a managed network services partner and an
employer, helping to power a connected future.”
“Today, HughesNet connects rural
residents, family farmers, small producers,
cooperatives, riverside schools and many others,” said
Rafael Guimarães, president of Hughes do Brasil. “These
are people who have been overlooked by other Internet
providers; they may not even have a cell phone signal,
not to mention streets or roads. We employ a robust
network of partners throughout Brazil who understand the
demands of local customers in their regions and join us
in expanding HughesNet to connect the unconnected.”
Originating in the U.S., Hughes has
been in the country since 1968 serving the business
market and was responsible for the sale of the first
Brazilian telecommunications satellite. The launch of
HughesNet in 2016 marked the company’s entry into the
consumer market.
“The enterprise segment was already
fully consolidated and brought us the necessary
expertise to launch the HughesNet service in the
country. Since then, we have expanded coverage with
another satellite and consolidated a joint venture with
Yahsat, reinforcing investments in Brazil,” emphasizes
Guimarães.
New satellite
Hughes continues to invest in the
connected future with new technology and services. The
company is building a new ultra-high density satellite,
called JUPITER™ 3, which will reinforce coverage and
increase capacity over Brazil. It is expected to launch
in the second half of 2022. “We have an optimistic
vision for the satellite communication market in Brazil.
We are not here just passing through,” said Guimarães.
JUPITER 3 will be the fourth Hughes
satellite serving Brazil, joining Hughes 65 West, Hughes
63 West and Hughes 20 West, the newest payload to join
the fleet as part of the joint venture with Yahsat.
HughesNet has been recognized
widely as a champion of small farmers, rural producers
and Brazilian agribusiness. In the interior of Paraná,
for example, HughesNet helped Rancho Mainardes Jersey
revolutionize herd management with a new monitoring
system. In another example, on the top of Serra da
Mantiqueira, in Minas Gerais, HughesNet made it possible
for the Do Pé ao Pote farm, a producer of organic
sweets, to export to the United States.
To celebrate five years of
operation together with this audience, HughesNet has
launched an online platform designed to increase the
visibility of those who live, plant and produce in the
field. Called “Mundo do Campo”, the site enables small
rural producers and family farmers to publicize the food
grown and produced in different regions of the country.
“We know that the pandemic impacted
daily life in the countryside, with a reduction in
demand from restaurants and, consequently, the sale of
food from small suppliers. Our intention is to
contribute to changing this reality and show, once
again, the many essential benefits of being connected,”
explained Guimarães.
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