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GERMANTOWN, MD., September 30, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, today announced that the National Company for Telecommunications Services (NCTS) has selected the Hughes JUPITER â„¢ System Series 3 meet the needs of the ground segment for the operation of the Ka-band TIBA-1 satellite. The deployment of the Egyptian government-owned TIBA-1 satellite is a major milestone in the country’s mission to connect the unconnected; the Hughes JUPTER system will provide Internet and telecommunications services to millions of people in rural and remote areas of the country.
“Our mission is to provide reliable and affordable broadband connectivity for the entire Egypt, including remote and rural areas, satellite is essential to achieve our goal, â€said Dr. Abdelhamid Mostafa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NCTS. “We will optimize the performance of our TIBA-1 satellite with the superior ground system, both technically and commercially, for the job. The Hughes JUPITER system offers efficiency, reliability, flexibility and high performance to ensure the best service delivery. ”
With features that provide higher bandwidth efficiency and lower service costs for operators than other ground systems, the Hughes JUPITER system is the most widely used VSAT system in the world. The latest iteration of the system, Series 3, is designed to support the most advanced satellites in the industry, featuring flexible payloads, sophisticated channels, and Q and V band power bundles. With a network architecture Centralized using powerful and highly virtualized data centers, high density gateways and artificial intelligence, the system automatically manages weather and network traffic impacts to optimize the network and deliver fast speeds to end users.
Initially, NCTS will use two gateways from the JUPITER system, a network management system, an initial delivery of remote terminals and an OSS / BSS solution, scheduled for installation in 2022. NCTS could order end user terminals as public adoption of broadband services grows.
Hughes is proud to provide the technology to fuel the massive effort to connect the unconnected in Egypt,” noted Ramesh Ramaswamy, Executive Vice President and General Manager, International Division, Hughes. “The JUPITER system is an essential ingredient of a resilient and reliable broadband network that will help fuel social and economic development through Egypt. ”
For more information on the Hughes JUPITER system, please visit: https://www.hughes.com/technologies/broadband-satellite-systems/jupiter-system
About NCTS
The National Telecommunications Services Company NCTS – (SAE) is a joint stock company established in February 2019 and by the provisions of Egyptian law. NCTS established under Prime Minister’s Decree No. 242 of 2019 authorizing the National Service Product Organization Agency (NSPO) to establish a joint stock company in the name of the National Telecommunications Services Company (NCTS). The NCTS had granted licenses from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to operate terrestrial telecommunications satellite and satellite stations, and the only VSAT licensee to offer Ka-band satellite services.
NCTS owns and operates a wide range of infrastructure, including the first Egyptian satellite networks, the TIBA-1 in geostationary orbit at 35.5 east, satellite earth stations, data center hosting facilities and teleport facilities established at two locations in Cairo and Qena. Nationally and internationally, NCTS aims to provide fully integrated telecommunications solutions to its customers through a well-established infrastructure that follows the latest technologies and to contribute to the development of the country’s infrastructure towards the realization of strategic visions of digital services. . The scope of NCTS underpins several infrastructure operations, telecommunications applications and value-added services, which include the Egyptian HTS TIBA-1 teleport earth station facilities, data center hosting facilities, facilities telecommunications towers and submarine cable landing stations.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, provides broadband equipment and services; managed services featuring intelligent software-defined networking; and operating an end-to-end network for millions of consumers, businesses, governments and communities around the world. Hughes’ flagship internet service, HughesNet®, connects more than 1.5 million subscribers across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER â„¢ system provides Internet access to tens of millions more around the world. Hughes supplies more than half of the global satellite terminal market to major satellite operators, in-flight service providers, mobile network operators and military customers. A managed network service provider, Hughes supports nearly 500,000 corporate sites with its HughesON â„¢ portfolio of wired and wireless solutions. Based at Germantown, Maryland, United States, Hughes is owned by EchoStar. To learn more, visit www.hughes.com or follow HughesConnects on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is one of the world’s leading providers of satellite communication solutions. Based at Englewood, Colorado., and operating worldwide, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communication technologies through its business lines Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services. For more information, visit www.echostar.com. To follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
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