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Hughes Promises 100 Mbps With 2021 Satellite Launch
With their last new satellite barely launched, Hughes is already hyping the launch of its next satellite -- which the company promises will be able to deliver speeds up to 100 Mbps to end users. Hughes Network Systems, a unit of EchoStar, this week announced it has struck a deal with Space Systems Loral (SSL) to build its next-generation Jupiter 3 Ultra High Density Satellite (UHDS), which will be formally named EchoStar XXIV. Hughes says the new satellite will more than double the Hughes Ka-band capacity currently over North America, and is expected to launch sometime in early 2021.

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promises broken

satellite based isp's ALWAYS disappoint.

they fail to deliver on speed, or upload, or latency, or uptime,
or all of the above.

if satellites could ever really work as a broad area isp provider
you would not see so much r&d being done using drones and balloons.

i don't expect this 2021 effort will be any different.
just more wasted investor money and compromise.