Hughes and Stargroup Extend Mobile Networks in
Mexico, Help Connect the Unconnected
Hughes Network Systems, LLC an EchoStar
announced that Stargroup, a Mexican
telecommunications and entertainment company,
has selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System and
managed satellite broadband to extend LTE
service to customers in rural communities. As
part of the Mexican government's Comisión
Federal de Electricidad (CFE) Telecomunicaciones
e Internet para Todos initiative to help bridge
the digital divide, Stargroup is connecting
hundreds of remote cell towers using Hughes
JUPITER System terminals and Hughes JUPITER 2
high-throughput satellite capacity.
"The government has made it a priority to extend
internet access to every municipal capital in
Mexico, and we are proud to help achieve that
objective together with Hughes," said Monica
Aguirre, chief executive officer, Stargroup. "In
areas of the country outside the reach of fiber,
the only way to access the internet is by
satellite, and Hughes JUPITER technology sets
the standard when it comes to LTE backhaul by
satellite."
"Stargroup's choice of a managed service that
combines our high-throughput JUPITER satellite
and high-performing ground system will bring
more Mexicans the connectivity they need for
work, school, community and more," said Ramesh
Ramaswamy, executive vice president,
international, EchoStar. "We're proud to
continue supporting Stargroup in their important
work connecting the unconnected as part of the
Internet para Todos program."
Powering connections from each cell tower to the
network core, the Hughes JUPITER 2 satellite
provides the bridge connecting rural mobile
phone users to the internet with reliable,
high-speed Ka-band capacity and enterprise-grade
service level agreements to meet the criteria
for service delivery set by CFE Telecom. At each
location in the deployment, a Hughes remote
terminal (model number HT2524), designed and
optimized for LTE backhaul (including support
for GTP acceleration), powers services at 20-60
Mbps down, ensuring fast and reliable internet
connections for individual users. This
deployment follows that of several service
providers, including Stargroup, that are
employing Hughes JUPITER System technology to
connect more than 7,200 Community Wi-Fi and
internet access sites across Mexico.
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