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Future of Hughesnet.
The only thing as of right now that I know of is the launch of the Echostar 24 satellite, which is scheduled to go up sometime in early 2021. With the pandemic, however, the scheduled launch might be pushed later. You know how that goes.
There's not a ton of info on it, nor what will be offered, but you can see the info available so far here...
https://www.hughes.com/technologies/hughes-high-throughput-satellite-constellation/echostar-xxiv
As more people switch to the starlink system, I would assume that some of the bandwith issues associated with hughesnet and viasat should subside...hopefully we can finally get at least close to the advertised speeds. I can't speak for viasat customers, but as a hughesnet subscriber any relief would be much appreciated.
- Millwater5 years agoFreshman
Starlink and a few other options seem to be rising to beat not only the speeds, but latency issues of geostationary satellite systems. Of course, Hughesnet can't easily expand their capacity, or counter latency unless someone figures-out Star Trek 'subspace' tech a bit early.
Will be interesting to see if they have any retention plans. At least dropping the gear rental after 2 years or whatever.
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