Hughes Seeks FCC Approval to Launch Its HNS 95W Broadband Satellite
Hughes Network Systems is seeking FCC International Bureau approval to launch its Ka- and Q/V-band geostationary orbit satellite, HNS 95W. In a bureau application Wednesday, Hughes said it will provide broadband at speeds "significantly in excess" of the FCC's current…
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25 Mbps download/3 Mbps upload definition and is intended to support such applications as 5G and IoT. It said HNS 95W will replace Spaceway 3 at 95 degrees west. It said the cut-off date has passed for Q/V-band non-geostationary orbit satellite applications (see 1611010060), but the public notice didn't apply to GSO applicants and it requests waiver of any applicable cut-off deadline.